He thought it was a thread from his surgery, but what came out of his body was a live 10-meter tapeworm

Por Sebastián Jerez
19 August, 2026

Kritsada Ratprachoom did not expect to find this in the bathroom.

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This 44-year-old father from Udon Thani, Thailand, felt something strange while going to the bathroom. He thought it was just a loose thread from the appendectomy he had undergone the previous week. But when he pulled, he discovered that what was coming out of his body was still moving. 🪱

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According to his own estimate, the tapeworm measured about 10 meters. Kritsada did not hesitate to photograph the discovery before rushing to the hospital for a medical checkup.

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