What If You Accidentally Swallow a Bug?

During summer activities, it's bound to happen. But how dangerous is it to accidentally swallow a bug? The Mayo Clinic's Dr. Bobbi Pritt discusses. Photo: Getty

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[shaqabas]

Can you just answer the damn answer straightly 🙄

[wackss]

Last time I felt something in my throat and and after 2 days my belly starts to hurt or maybe it’s just diarrhea lol

[CJ-gnol]

i ate a mosquito i had to puke it out but it dint come out

[memelover]

I ate 24 fried ants with my kfc fried chicken

I was drinking water and there was ants in the water and I didn't see them

[marialena]

My grandpa swallowed 3 bees in his drink on accident but I have good news that he STILL ALIVE :D!

[Jpegsomya]

I think the bee went inside my air pipe!!;

[GOEJOEISNUMBER]

I swallowed a fly I thought I was gonna die-

[wavyjay]

I accidentally drunk a ant I feel weird asf now

[furiez]

When i came down stair and i asked my dad to buy me some noodles and when i breathe the mosquitoes got in my mouth ;-;

[ravindecavalier]

I swallowed a tiny bug while playing basketball in club getaway where there is hella trees but it's a good place btw highly recommend you go there

[Myaaa-kfwe]

I have a fly stuck in my throat and it's the absolute worse feeling. I tried throwing up, honey, vinegar, drinking a lot and it's still there. I hate flies

[TruthTriumphs]

I saw a dead cockroach in my food plate, he was accidentally cooked in my pasta dish. I was worried.

[dabbinoof]

I just swallowed a fly accidentally when playing fallout4
Then I panicked and thought I would die

[satorumikamirimuru]

I just accidentally swallow it right now

[hihello]

One time a mosquito flew in my mouth and I was choking and my mom was freaking out and I coughed it out. What was also weird was that when I coughed it out it started flying again.

[subsWithnovideoPleasehelpme]

I swollowed a bone from chicken what's gonna happen

[dem]

i just did it and i put my hand in my mouth and i threw up

[cookies]

A fly went through my nose and came out in my mouth omg 😂

[GOEJOEISNUMBER]

And my dad when he was like 20 he was drinking soda outside a bee got in his drink. He swallowed the drink. he felt the bee and spit the bee out before swallowing the bee. He got stung on the lip. I’m glad I watched this 😌