Sneezing: Letting It All Out

(BBC photo)

I've had some bad hay fever days, but nothing like this:

Florida man sneezes his intestines out of his body at restaurant

A Florida man eating in a diner with his wife recently sneezed so forcefully it caused parts of his intestines to exit his body through a surgical wound, according to researchers.

Details are found at the above link, and your humble blogger has mercifully omitted them from this post. Paramedics and doctors put things back where they belong, and the patient is expected to recover fully.

Despite the sensational nature of this incident, it does have some scientific value: [bold added]

The journal notes that the case is an important one because it fills in gaps in the literature about dehisence, the bursting of wounds.

"While wound dehiscence is a well-known complication, this case is important because evisceration through the abdominal surgical site after cystectomy is poorly described in the medical literature,” the article concludes.

If I ever have surgery during allergy season, I'm pumping myself full of antihistamines.