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One for the hare-brained home remedy annals, along with the poppy seed injecting stoner.

Back pain is debilitating to be sure and many of us would be willing to try anything for relief. This man however, went above and beyond that reasonable desire into, charitably speaking, bizarro land.

Presenting himself to hospital for "severe, sudden onset lower back pain", staff became curious when it appeared that his back pain had been around for much longer than a mere 3 days. Another curiousity was his red, swollen arm.

The reason? He had been administering human semen intravenously as a remedy for his back pain. Not just as a one-off, but over an 18 month period. The swelling, in this case, was because he had injected three times in quick succession, not just into his blood stream but also subcutaneously into his muscles, presumably thanks to his recent spike in back pain from "lifting a heavy steel object three days prior".

One can only assume any raised eyebrows in the hospital then shot through the roof....one can only hope the semen in question was his own.

Full URL: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-18/man-hospitalised-inject-semen-into-arm-to-cure-back-pain/10727310

Submitted on 01/20/2019

Submitted by: Peter
Reference: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-18/man-hospitalised-inject-semen-into-arm-to-cure-back-pain/1072


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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
Gadzooks! Where on earth do these people come up with these hair-brained home remedies? Thganks, Peter!


Candi said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
I can't even. Thanks, Peter!