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It's impossible to know everything there is to our lives – and as much as we would've liked that, some things are just not meant to be. Though, there are times when people's cluelessness makes you want to question your whole existence. 

It appears that many folks don't really know their anatomy. Some are confused about complicated things, so it's somewhat understandable – others get freaked out when they realize that their newborn child is toothless. Perhaps you could blame the education system on this issue, as it's a widely known fact that it all could be a little bit more informative – however, when somebody is surprised about their offspring's lack of teeth, it raises a question or two. 

An online user took it to one of Reddit's communities and asked the medical professionals about random human body misconceptions their patients have had. The experts have gathered together and shared a bunch of amusing and sometimes mind-blowing stories, resulting in the thread receiving nearly 17K upvotes and 7.3K worth of comments. 

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#1

“Medical Professionals, What Is The Stupidest Misconception A Patient Has Had About The Human Body?” (30 Stories) A couple was pregnant and didn't understand why since "they were taking the birth control pill". It turns out it was the guy who was taking it.

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    “Medical Professionals, What Is The Stupidest Misconception A Patient Has Had About The Human Body?” (30 Stories) I asked an elderly patient to show me how she gives her insulin. She said, I need an orange. I said why? She said well, I draw up my insulin in the syringe, inject it in the orange and eat it! That’s how the Dr showed me to do insulin!

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    Saviik
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe the doctor used an orange to mimic the injection itself, and the patient missed the vital bit of ‘pretend this orange is you in this demonstration’. Idk what else could have brought her to this conclusion O.o

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    #3

    “Medical Professionals, What Is The Stupidest Misconception A Patient Has Had About The Human Body?” (30 Stories) I can’t begin to tell you how many dudes have argued with me that they’ve had hysterectomies. And I’m like you mean appendectomy? And they are absolutely adamant that they had a hysterectomy.

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    High Mamii Melo
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reasons why men should be taking birth control!

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    #4

    “Medical Professionals, What Is The Stupidest Misconception A Patient Has Had About The Human Body?” (30 Stories) I offered a diabetic a tissue after doing a finger prick to mop the the 2 drops of blood on his finger. He looked at me like I was an absolute idiot, said "you don't know very much do you" and sucked the blood off his finger. Then spend the next 5min 'educating' me that because he was a diabetic, he needed all the blood he had. Therefore he needed to 'put it back into his body' rather then wasting it by putting it on a tissue. He was under the impression that if he just drank his blood it would go straight back into circulation.

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    May
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did he think being diabetic made him anaemic? This doesn't make sense in any way

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    #5

    “Medical Professionals, What Is The Stupidest Misconception A Patient Has Had About The Human Body?” (30 Stories) Working in an ER as a nurse practitioner. I had a patient’s granddaughter, who was pregnant, ask me if she dyed her hair would it also dye her baby’s hair. Made my day!

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    Aubrie Allen
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh no. People like this shouldn't be breeding!

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    #6

    “Medical Professionals, What Is The Stupidest Misconception A Patient Has Had About The Human Body?” (30 Stories) My dad doesn't have a clue on anything that happens in the body. I told him I work in a tissue lab and he asked "oh are you developing new Kleenex?" When I told him that I work with body tissue this man really said "oh, I don't think I have that. I just use Kleenex"

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    Yort
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This person is unfamiliar it’s the concept of a dad joke.

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    #7

    “Medical Professionals, What Is The Stupidest Misconception A Patient Has Had About The Human Body?” (30 Stories) I had a father of a baby absolutely beside himself because his newborn baby had no teeth

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    Sue Grigg
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How does one get old enough to be a father and never see a baby without teeth?

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    #8

    “Medical Professionals, What Is The Stupidest Misconception A Patient Has Had About The Human Body?” (30 Stories) Baby came out face down ... father freaked out his child was born without a face. We had a good laugh after.

    osrsmvk , lmcreglow Report

    Karin Gibson
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hope the baby did come out facing the bed as a face to pubes delivery is extremely painful and the head tends to cause very extensive tears

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    #9

    “Medical Professionals, What Is The Stupidest Misconception A Patient Has Had About The Human Body?” (30 Stories) “Did you have anything this morning for your fasting blood draw?” “No, just tea with honey, and a glass of orange juice.”

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    #10

    “Medical Professionals, What Is The Stupidest Misconception A Patient Has Had About The Human Body?” (30 Stories) "What do you mean, I can't eat an entire fruit cake? Isn't fruit supposed to be healty?" -Diabetic type 2 with a blood sugar level of 450 mg/dl.

    VloekenenVentileren , Mitchell Hirsch Report

    Sabse
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now you know why he is diabetic

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    #11

    “Medical Professionals, What Is The Stupidest Misconception A Patient Has Had About The Human Body?” (30 Stories) Pregnant girl who were on the pill, asked why she get pregnant, discovered that one day she takes it, the next day it's her boyfriend and so on ... That's not what we mean by "sharing cost" And another one, she pulls the whole box of pills (Yes all 28) in a bottle of water, and take a sip once a day.

    Jaakuna12421 , Amy Entwistle Report

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    #12

    “Medical Professionals, What Is The Stupidest Misconception A Patient Has Had About The Human Body?” (30 Stories) Pharmacist here. I had a patient call me and ask me why their medication wasn’t working anymore after they had stopped taking it.

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    R Carson
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does NOT give me hope for future humanity.

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    #13

    “Medical Professionals, What Is The Stupidest Misconception A Patient Has Had About The Human Body?” (30 Stories) I’m a dentist and the thing we get all the time that I hate is parents not caring about their child’s decay because ‘they’re just baby teeth’. Losing baby teeth early causes all sorts of problems aside from the pain and trauma but in addition to that I often have to explain to parents that the adult teeth that erupt at age 6 are meant to last forever. They’re always oblivious.

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    High Mamii Melo
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dentist of 25 years passed away 2 weeks ago. I am so sad! A lot of patients came to the funeral which made me smile :)

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    #14

    “Medical Professionals, What Is The Stupidest Misconception A Patient Has Had About The Human Body?” (30 Stories) I had breast reduction surgery. My husband went to the pre-op appt with me. The doctor was explaining the surgery and mentioned they would remove my nipples. My husband asked where they were going to get new ones from. 12 years later and we joke about wondering where the nipple locker is.

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    Chucky Cheezburger
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sometimes you just gotta learn. I used to think that when a guy transitioned to a woman, they just cut down the tree,split the stump and saved them in a freezer or something for when a woman transitioned to a guy. But that was back in the olden days of the 90's.

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    #15

    “Medical Professionals, What Is The Stupidest Misconception A Patient Has Had About The Human Body?” (30 Stories) One time I had to explain to a parent that the “bump” on their child’s foot they were worried about was an ankle.

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    Beth L
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My sister got hauled off to the ER from Girl Scout Camp after a picnic table collapsed on her because she had an "unusual" bump on her ankle. Well, she has them on both ankles, and so do I, but the camp nurse never thought to look...

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    #16

    “Medical Professionals, What Is The Stupidest Misconception A Patient Has Had About The Human Body?” (30 Stories) I had a colleague in her thirties with children who had come to the UK after marriage - she asked me one day if you could use tampons before you were married. She honestly had no clue about her own anatomy.

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    Viv Justviv
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was in my early 20s, I had a female coworker who was at least 35 say she never used tampons because there are "so many holes down there." She was confused by her own anatomy!

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    “Medical Professionals, What Is The Stupidest Misconception A Patient Has Had About The Human Body?” (30 Stories) Had a mother ask if it was true that the soft spot of her baby’s head was “like a whale blow hole” that he could breathe out of. Apparently her own mother had told her that.

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    #18

    “Medical Professionals, What Is The Stupidest Misconception A Patient Has Had About The Human Body?” (30 Stories) Sometimes in pregnancy women’s bellies can gain a little bit of hair, I assume from extra hormones etc. During a routine prenatal check a partner asked if it was the fetus’ hair poking through her skin.

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    #19

    “Medical Professionals, What Is The Stupidest Misconception A Patient Has Had About The Human Body?” (30 Stories) Holistic doctors have convinced a lot of people that adding BLEACH to their drinking water will cure chronic diseases. Literally a high enough dosage to stain clothing being drank through a straw. BEST part is there's no convincing them otherwise.

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    Anthony Roberts
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Personally I think this is a good thing. More Trump supporters need to be drinking deadly chemicals for everyone else's sake.

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    DelvianBlue
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, technically it will cure all of your chronic diseases, along with heart problems, breathing problems, financial problems...

    RafCo
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Financial problems survive your death, I'm afraid.

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    Earl Grey
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mark Twain pointed this out a long time ago. 304C93D1-2...7-jpeg.jpg 304C93D1-2B69-43C4-A56C-290D9C4AF52C-621933ef424f7-jpeg.jpg

    Id row
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Let Darwin take the wheel.

    Thomas Sweda
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Listen, if people will take a horse deworming pill for Covid, nothing can surprise me. I have friends whose son and family went to another state to take these pills. The guy has a degree ! His own business ! Nature let him survive into mature adulthood ! You can’t make this s**t up!

    Adrian
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There might be a de-worming pill for humans, but that ain't going to work either.

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    zak
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Natural selection at work.

    Jaaawn
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unfortunately many are already parents.

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    Chucky Cheezburger
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, most municipal water systems do have chlorine in the water, but not that high of an amount. But we do use straight up bleach to sterilize the pipes and pumps.👍

    J. Normal
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And some of us can smell it in the water.

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    phil bishop
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't call those idiots "Doctors". Liars and charlatans. Like Trump (ps here in the UK trump is slang for a fart...)

    Bobby
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If anyone was curious I just looked it up. Using bleach to purify drinking water, in an emergency situation, it is recommended 8 drops per gallon. Quick in my head math, 18-20 drops is ~1ml... so less than 0.5ml per gallon

    Ogre Juan
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    . Cleansing The Gene Pool One trumPidiot At A Time

    Analyn Lahr
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh come on! Holistic people wouldn't use bleach for anything--it's too chemical. You're talking about pure snake oil salesmen. Anyone who tells you to drink bleach should be arrested.

    Jo Choto
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have never ever ever met anyone interesting in holistic medicine that has recommended anyone drinking bleach.

    Sabrina Bowen
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As someone with multiple chronic illnesses who ONLY used holistic doctors they only advised I've ever been given about bleach is to avoid it at all costs. Exposure to such hefty chemicals can result in symptom flares. I've never once been encouraged to drink it. THAT SAID I've not been to ALL holistic doctors and can't speak to what those outside of Pittsburgh are doing/saying.

    T5n
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This makes me wonder how much the population would drop if warning labels were removed and we didn’t correct stupid behavior.

    Cezar Matkowski
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It makes sense in very specific circumstances. If the condition is caused by a polluted water, adding bleach might help (moving away from that place will be better, of course). Old-fashioned disinfection tablets used by some militaries around the world contain chlorine for this specific reason. Oh, and back in my time, these 'holistic doctors' were simply called 'charlatans' and 'snake oil salesmen'.

    der sebbl
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, it WILL cure your diseases. For good

    F. H.
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Miracle Mineral Supplement" they call this. The worst thing is, people use it in enemas to "cure" autism in children.

    Alexroux
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey now, holistic doctors do and can do wonders. Don't shame them and put them all in one box. Also I need proof.

    Robin Roper
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Please so not confuse these "holistic" doctors with legitimate integrative/functional physicians.

    ilikeplants
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those are not holistic doctors. Those are quacks with 6 month online degrees masquerading as doctors. There is a huge difference.

    PurpleUnicorn
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Water treatment plants add chlorine to disinfect the raw water before it goes out on the network. There has to be a detectable amount in your tap water for it to be safe.

    Jenny Mason
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Look up MMS treatment. There are a whole bunch of people who think you can cure autism and ADD/ADHD, HIV and other illnesses/conditions with this. It's a mix of industrial bleach and people give it to their kids.

    Nika Strokappe
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wasn't there a certain president that thought basically the same?

    Emily
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Technically it will cure you. Of being alive. You won't have any diseases, because you'll be dead

    Daniele Ribolla
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    if Trump was talking about why not injecting Clorox in our body to kill Covid, all these post are about Phd in Medicine people!

    Cynthia Souza
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was thirteen, we lived on a US Air Base in a country experiencing a severe drought. Water supply was turned off for days at a time, and when it was turned back on for a few hours to refill our containers, the water was tainted. We used drops of bleach to purify it. A few drops. It was awful. Even worse, the dehydrated milk mixed with bleach water was terrible to drink. Having lived through that, I cannot believe anyone would voluntarily subject themselves to it. I think they must be completely gullible. Or stupid. Or trump supporters. 😄

    RD
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I come to this site to get away from the constant political Nonsense. Please remove the Trump comment. Nobody here wants to know your ignorant political views.

    Alicia Klapot
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No holistic doctor would ever say this I call bull

    Marek Čtrnáct
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Technically, death cures all chronic conditions.

    Nika Strokappe
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some countries have a president believing that...

    Robert Thompson
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People are set in their convictions. You will never convince anyone of anything they have already decided is "FACT"

    CHAOS.
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    survival of the fittest i guess

    Peter Korsten
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Drink enough bleach, and you'll never suffer from any ailment ever again.

    robjl 316
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A comedian said that. Check your facts.

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    The Shark
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Natural selection? We can only hope.

    Mazer
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    More BS, Holistic doctors shy away from anything manufactured with chemicals.

    Dee on bikes
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    MMS, Chlorine Dioxide. Dismissive people call it bleach, believers point out, "it's not bleach, bleach is SODIUM HYPOclorate!" No matter what you call it, it's all sorts of bad.

    Jiminy
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Germany there are those who convinced people that you should clean you intestines with bleach. They are actually giving themselves enemas with chlorinated water, and celebrate when the "bad stuff" (like intestinal lining or mucous membranes) comes out.

    Naesil
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Have enough and you will never have to suffer from any disease anymore!

    KT
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Let the drink it and good riddance to them

    Hannah Edwards
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If Trump drinks so much bleach, why is he orange?

    Betsy Novack
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bring in a bottle and pour a glass for him and propose a toast with your water goblet.

    Mokayokok
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's a good thing though, thinning the herd is great for everyone else.

    Katinka Min
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Let them. We need to get this crap out of the human gene pool, anyway

    Steve Fischer
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No worries. They'll be dead soon enough

    Debb
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    Dave P, downvoted for stating a FACT and Anthony Roberts upvoted for wishing people dead. Disgusting.

    Bobby
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People afraid of being canceled. Even as one who doesn't vote for him, I'm troubled by that hive mind mentality of detractors. They're like automatons with robotic, predictable, and now homicidal programming.

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    phil blanque
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    No, not holistic doctors. If they are truly holistic, they would never say this. You are a liar...and you should drink the bleach...just to be safe.

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    #20

    “Medical Professionals, What Is The Stupidest Misconception A Patient Has Had About The Human Body?” (30 Stories) I’m in the mental health field but I met with a client who was worried that if their relative had a heart transplant would the relative still love and remember them. The logic being that the feeling of love lives in the heart.

    Ordinary_Donut1877 , Andréia Bohner Report

    Nathaniel
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sweet if it comes from a child, just baffling if it comes from an adult.

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    #21

    “Medical Professionals, What Is The Stupidest Misconception A Patient Has Had About The Human Body?” (30 Stories) Pregnant patient during ultrasound: “my baby loves Doritos.” Me performing the ultrasound on said baby: “awww, baby is opening its mouth!” Pregnant patient: “omg! It’s Doritos! I just had Doritos! It’s EATING the Doritos!”

    heatherbacker , Jennifer Morrow Report

    #22

    “Medical Professionals, What Is The Stupidest Misconception A Patient Has Had About The Human Body?” (30 Stories) I've had male patients in my audiology clinic tell me they have fallopian tube issues. Perhaps I shouldn't assume they mean eustachian tube issues, but I do.

    tunaMom20 , jeff covey Report

    El muerto
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that's what happen when you google you symptoms

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    #23

    “Medical Professionals, What Is The Stupidest Misconception A Patient Has Had About The Human Body?” (30 Stories) They seem to think that, by pausing a ‘seizure’ to inform us that they’re having a seizure, they’ll get benzos. Lol no.

    GPFO , bfi Business Furniture Inc. Report

    Rachel Cobb
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a person with Epilepsy; WTF? Dude... Really?

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    #24

    “Medical Professionals, What Is The Stupidest Misconception A Patient Has Had About The Human Body?” (30 Stories) I’m a phlebotomist. I’ve had so many patents tell me “blood is blue until it touches air.”

    user789123456 , Herry Lawford Report

    Otter
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, I actually heard that in high school science class! Apparently it was thought to be true, back when people thought the hemoglobin molecules dropped off all the oxygen they carried in the capillary beds. Actually, venous blood is about 70% oxygenated, and if you see blood circulaing through an ECMO machine (heart-lung bypass), the venous blood is darker red than arterial, but not a lot darker.

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    #25

    “Medical Professionals, What Is The Stupidest Misconception A Patient Has Had About The Human Body?” (30 Stories) I taught a college level health ed class, and the misconceptions were truly astonishing. Students wondered why household bleach could not be injected into a vein to cure HIV, and questioned why alcoholics were not immune since alcohol is an antiseptic.

    Voc1Vic2 , I am R. Report

    Anne Mitchell
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't understand why you are surprised by this, Your president seemed to think it was a good idea and he said he was very smart, in fact smarter than anyone.

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    #26

    “Medical Professionals, What Is The Stupidest Misconception A Patient Has Had About The Human Body?” (30 Stories) Not a medical professional, but I had a coworker who did not know she had a urethra. She thought that was something only men had. I had to break it to her that she did indeed have a urethra.

    TriggerHappy92 , Dennis Jarvis Report

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    #27

    “Medical Professionals, What Is The Stupidest Misconception A Patient Has Had About The Human Body?” (30 Stories) I used to take retinal photos to look for diabetic retinopathy. When I would call to make appointments, more than once a patient said “Well I just saw the proctologist.” No sir, these are retinal photos, not rectal photos.

    TheManInBlack36 , Rick Kimpel Report

    Mel Rupp
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've heard of people who "didn't know their a**e from their elbow", but their a**e from their eyeball?! That's a new one on me.

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    #28

    “Medical Professionals, What Is The Stupidest Misconception A Patient Has Had About The Human Body?” (30 Stories) I'm not a doctor, but my sister works in a hospital. No, you don't need to go to the ER for a papercut. You won't bleed out

    Pugkin5405 , Dennis Jarvis Report

    Jennifer
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But their primary can't see them for a month! 🤣

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    #29

    “Medical Professionals, What Is The Stupidest Misconception A Patient Has Had About The Human Body?” (30 Stories) “How are you feeling today?” “Not great, I have a cough that starts from an emotion in my throat and chest. That emotion disturbs me.” ... a bacterial pneumonia ... roommate is a neighborhood “spiritual guru”

    SymBoL94 , Mike Mozart Report

    #30

    “Medical Professionals, What Is The Stupidest Misconception A Patient Has Had About The Human Body?” (30 Stories) That the only reason to eat healthy is to manage weight. Also that alcohol is not harmful unless you are a full on alcoholic.

    LongDance , I am R. Report

    Jeff Gabrisl
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Alcohol is harmful unless you're an alcoholic, taking alcohol away from an alcoholic can kill them...

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    #31

    “Medical Professionals, What Is The Stupidest Misconception A Patient Has Had About The Human Body?” (30 Stories) I’m an X-ray tech working in a mammography clinic, had a young woman come up to the desk and ask if she could ride home in the same car with her mom who just had amammogram and might still be “radioactive”

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    Nathaniel
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She might get angry and her mom might not like her when she was angry.

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    #32

    “Medical Professionals, What Is The Stupidest Misconception A Patient Has Had About The Human Body?” (30 Stories) I asked a man if he had a latex allergy before bringing him back for his procedure. He said "yes", and followed it up with "gloves and stuff don't bother me, but every time I get a urine catheter placed I get a UTI

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    bumble bee
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This looks more like there is poor communication with their patients, or people not getting enough education. Then there is the lack of follow up to see if medication is being taken properly.

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    #33

    “Medical Professionals, What Is The Stupidest Misconception A Patient Has Had About The Human Body?” (30 Stories) I once administered a certain type of breathing test to a 58 y/o female patient who worked at a manufacturing plant on 8 hour shifts. In self-reporting her smoking history, she told me she smoked up to 8 packs of cigarettes a day. I think her misconception was that she was going to live forever....

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    Rijkærd
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait...hooooold up there bub....8 packs a day?

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