In Taiwan, a fungus has grown in a patient's intestines (3 photos)

Gastroenterologist Lin Xianghong helped a patient get rid of a fungus in his intestines. The fungus was discovered during a colonoscopy.





The doctor noticed something unusual in the patient's insides during a colonoscopy. It turned out that an enoki mushroom had grown in his intestines. The doctor gave the patient medicine, and the fungus soon came out naturally.

According to Xianghong, this clinical case should serve as a reminder for everyone to chew their food thoroughly. He said he usually sees patients with dragon fruit, passion fruit and watermelon seeds in their intestines.



Xianghong noted that in China, enoki mushrooms are called "see you tomorrow" because they come out of a person almost intact. Taiwan's Ministry of Agriculture explained that the human body cannot fully digest these mushrooms, since their cell walls contain hard chitinous polysaccharides.