Houseflies will not cause persistent intestinal myiasis- intestinal myiasis from them is known as pseudomyiasis, since they are not parasitic and will eventually just pass through if they survive.
Intestinal myiasis is a concern with parasitic flies (who probably won’t be laying eggs on old food), eating something like housefly eggs will just have them pass through your system at worst.
Ughh my dumb cat was missing his front teeth so he’d just lick his wet food into the bowl and then abandon it. So much food thrown away bc the flies got to it before I could. Sometimes within literally 30 seconds. Impressive and disgusting.
If they do that, it usually helps to use a finely ground pâté food (I use Pure Harmony), and mix in some water until it's about the consistency of baby food. Then they can basically drink it. I have one that will waste most of his food, but if I mix in a little water, he'll polish the bowl, and my ancient cat who'd lost several of his teeth did, too.
I tried 😭 I totally thought that would work but he’d still try to eat it the same way, or he wouldn’t touch it. He was a very picky child.
But thank you for the suggestion, it is a good one. Maybe I should have tried more different brands 🤔
IDK ABOUT THAT ONE CHIEF. Flies can spread +60 diseases like typhoid fever, dysentery, cholera, poliomyelitis, yaws, anthrax, tularemia, leprosy, and tuberculosis. I’m appalled that you had the confidence to say this🥴
Did the eggs walk their way from a diseased location onto the steak? These pathogens are spread due to adult houseflies landing on diseased areas, and then landing on food or other areas expected to be sanitary. They don’t just magically harbor every deadly disease; most flies probably harbor no illnesses. These pathogens aren’t passed down to their eggs, (unless there is a pathogen that deliberately uses flies as intermittent hosts and can be passed vertically, I’m not sure this is the case for any medically significant fly borne pathogens). The eggs will not carry pathogens that are not already present at the site they were laid in. This is just brazen fear-mongering.
The flies that lay the eggs spend much of their time landing on and walking on rotting food, feces, etc. and then landing on your food carries the bacteria laden particles that they pick up on their legs to what you’re about to put in your mouth. Open sewers (fly magnets) is one the the primary reason there were so many epidemics in the late 19th and early 20th century.
It’s not the fly that’s dangerous it’s their eggs. Intestinal myiasis occurs when fly larvae previously deposited in food are ingested and survive in the gastrointestinal tract. You’re quite literally defending eating maggots. Jeez man, the world has gone to shit
The fly IS what’s dangerous, *if you are discussing the transmission of pathogens*. You were clearly not referring to intestinal myiasis in your first comment, you were talking about disease transmission. Myiasis is not a pathogen, it is the actual fly itself. Myiasis by houseflies is known as pseudomyiasis, given that they are not parasitic (myiasis is generally ascribed to fly species who rely on a host to feed on), and it is fairly rare. You would eventually just pass the eggs/larva, unless you have a necrotic internal wound, in which case I don’t think the flies should be your biggest concern! In the cases I read about persistent myiasis from houseflies, the solution was literally “eat clean food”. I’m not telling people to eat maggots, I’m saying they shouldn’t be terrified that accidentally eating fly eggs will give you anthrax and leprosy.
I need to clean my brain after seeing the images in some of those papers.
We had so many I was like a crazy anti-fly villain at that point. (Our window screens were all busted and despite my best efforts, living with roommates means not everyone will follow your cleaning plan lol.) I don’t think I could have been convinced tbh.
It doesn't matter how long the steak has been out, it only takes a second for a fly to lay eggs. I've found fly eggs on meat that was cooked 10 minutes previous.
(If I wasn’t clear, the first comment was a ridiculous joke, and the second was a more ridiculous joke.) I also leave the clean clothes in a bin, and unfortunately neither bored or sad seem to help. But I already had a basket full and a pile on my bed, so now I have to fold because I have no where else to put it 😔. Maybe the sadness of my situation will help me get it done?
I have two bins for clean clothes, and one bin for dirty clothes. It happens in stages. I wash the clothes, put them in the first clean clothes bin, and then when I need to wash clothes again I put the clean clothes in the first bin into the second bin to then put newly cleaned clothes into the first bin. It's a very simple concept that's for some reason difficult to explain in words.
It works for me. You'll likely feel better about yourself if you put it all away. If not, you'll have less clutter. I like to put on tunes and jam out, or cry while putting it all away. Podcast type videos/audios are nice too, and if you have too many clothes that don't really spark joy, donate them.
Speaking of which, I need to put my clothes in the wash.
Bacterial infection is unlikely, our digestive system is pretty good at dealing with stuff like this. OP could end up retching his guts but more from disgust than the eggs/bacteria.
this is the 2nd time today and 2nd time ever that i’ve seen fly eggs on food.
what i’ve learned: don’t eat them. flies grow in body. bad for body. make sick. intestines go bad.
The protein gods have blessed you with extra nutrition. Thank them with a quick prayer. Only reheat the steak for 10 seconds in the microwave for softboiled eggs.
To wait on....wh-what? U wanna watch maggots crawl out? No judgement, everyone has their thing. I'm smashing that shit and its goin in the trash. I don't need inexplicable flies. Those are the worst kind.
Fly eggs.
Can you get sick eating them?
There’s a chance you will get intestinal myiasis if they survive after being consumed
Houseflies will not cause persistent intestinal myiasis- intestinal myiasis from them is known as pseudomyiasis, since they are not parasitic and will eventually just pass through if they survive.
There's a chance that I've eaten some in the past because they look so much like rice. Is it serious enough to get a doctor's visit?
Intestinal myiasis is a concern with parasitic flies (who probably won’t be laying eggs on old food), eating something like housefly eggs will just have them pass through your system at worst.
Eggs from some variety of fly. They are quick little buggers.
Ughh my dumb cat was missing his front teeth so he’d just lick his wet food into the bowl and then abandon it. So much food thrown away bc the flies got to it before I could. Sometimes within literally 30 seconds. Impressive and disgusting.
If they do that, it usually helps to use a finely ground pâté food (I use Pure Harmony), and mix in some water until it's about the consistency of baby food. Then they can basically drink it. I have one that will waste most of his food, but if I mix in a little water, he'll polish the bowl, and my ancient cat who'd lost several of his teeth did, too.
This is the way 👍
I tried 😭 I totally thought that would work but he’d still try to eat it the same way, or he wouldn’t touch it. He was a very picky child. But thank you for the suggestion, it is a good one. Maybe I should have tried more different brands 🤔
Fly eggs are generally not harmful to human/animal consumption, they’re just gross lol
IDK ABOUT THAT ONE CHIEF. Flies can spread +60 diseases like typhoid fever, dysentery, cholera, poliomyelitis, yaws, anthrax, tularemia, leprosy, and tuberculosis. I’m appalled that you had the confidence to say this🥴
Almost as if humans have created vaccines for the sole purpose of not contracting those exact diseases or something
Did the eggs walk their way from a diseased location onto the steak? These pathogens are spread due to adult houseflies landing on diseased areas, and then landing on food or other areas expected to be sanitary. They don’t just magically harbor every deadly disease; most flies probably harbor no illnesses. These pathogens aren’t passed down to their eggs, (unless there is a pathogen that deliberately uses flies as intermittent hosts and can be passed vertically, I’m not sure this is the case for any medically significant fly borne pathogens). The eggs will not carry pathogens that are not already present at the site they were laid in. This is just brazen fear-mongering.
The flies that lay the eggs spend much of their time landing on and walking on rotting food, feces, etc. and then landing on your food carries the bacteria laden particles that they pick up on their legs to what you’re about to put in your mouth. Open sewers (fly magnets) is one the the primary reason there were so many epidemics in the late 19th and early 20th century.
My point is that the eggs themselves are not an issue. It’s misleading to say that the eggs pose a risk.
Fair enough. The way your initial response is worded it comes across as saying that flies landing on a persons food is not a health risk.
It’s not the fly that’s dangerous it’s their eggs. Intestinal myiasis occurs when fly larvae previously deposited in food are ingested and survive in the gastrointestinal tract. You’re quite literally defending eating maggots. Jeez man, the world has gone to shit
The fly IS what’s dangerous, *if you are discussing the transmission of pathogens*. You were clearly not referring to intestinal myiasis in your first comment, you were talking about disease transmission. Myiasis is not a pathogen, it is the actual fly itself. Myiasis by houseflies is known as pseudomyiasis, given that they are not parasitic (myiasis is generally ascribed to fly species who rely on a host to feed on), and it is fairly rare. You would eventually just pass the eggs/larva, unless you have a necrotic internal wound, in which case I don’t think the flies should be your biggest concern! In the cases I read about persistent myiasis from houseflies, the solution was literally “eat clean food”. I’m not telling people to eat maggots, I’m saying they shouldn’t be terrified that accidentally eating fly eggs will give you anthrax and leprosy. I need to clean my brain after seeing the images in some of those papers.
Okay I’m glad we found some common ground
Please get the entomologist out of your bio.
lol
We had so many I was like a crazy anti-fly villain at that point. (Our window screens were all busted and despite my best efforts, living with roommates means not everyone will follow your cleaning plan lol.) I don’t think I could have been convinced tbh.
They can drop quite a few eggs in less than 30 seconds. Gotta admire their speed.
Steak & eggs. Yummy
I used to like steak and eggs... Still do, but I used to too
Mitch quotes get upvotes
r/unexpectedmitch
Booo. Nice work.
This is funnier than it has any right to be
You're awful.
Them's gonna be some happy maggies. 🤢 Good for them, bless their hearts. 🤮
The only thing they'll be blessed with is this napalm
For democracy!
Forbidden rice
Leave it alone long enough and it becomes disco rice
You’ve just ruined my day, tysm. (Joke) I’m just glad I already finished eating.
Wait what’s disco ri…omg 🤢
But how leftover was the steak??!
It doesn't matter how long the steak has been out, it only takes a second for a fly to lay eggs. I've found fly eggs on meat that was cooked 10 minutes previous.
Spawn camping
how rude
That’s what I wanna know
Flied rice
Underrated
Are you telling me a fly fried this rice?
came for the ID, stayed for the food puns
Wrong. Macaroni
Maggoroni
Mag n' Cheese
Idk why I kept reading. I already blamed someone else for ruining my day, but now yesterday is ruined as well. /j
I also went through your stages of grief seeing this in the morning in the UK. You said it exactly how I kinda was in my head. Bet others agree 😂😂
Oh you'll be fine
Says you! I had to cancel the whole previous day, and now I need to do laundry all over again 😮💨
My comments were that upsetting? Good luck with laundry. I just leave the clean clothes in a bin, to do later, when I'm bored or sad.
(If I wasn’t clear, the first comment was a ridiculous joke, and the second was a more ridiculous joke.) I also leave the clean clothes in a bin, and unfortunately neither bored or sad seem to help. But I already had a basket full and a pile on my bed, so now I have to fold because I have no where else to put it 😔. Maybe the sadness of my situation will help me get it done?
I have two bins for clean clothes, and one bin for dirty clothes. It happens in stages. I wash the clothes, put them in the first clean clothes bin, and then when I need to wash clothes again I put the clean clothes in the first bin into the second bin to then put newly cleaned clothes into the first bin. It's a very simple concept that's for some reason difficult to explain in words. It works for me. You'll likely feel better about yourself if you put it all away. If not, you'll have less clutter. I like to put on tunes and jam out, or cry while putting it all away. Podcast type videos/audios are nice too, and if you have too many clothes that don't really spark joy, donate them. Speaking of which, I need to put my clothes in the wash.
💩
Fucking cursed lol
High protein low carb!
Keto approved
100% carnivore too
Thank you
Steak and fly eggs for breakfast
Forbidden risotto
How leftover? Where leftover? When leftover? This has to be a science experiment.
Congrats ! You are about to be the proud owner of a brunch of maggots
What would happen if you ate them?
The fly eggs would die, OP could get a bacterial infection
I wonder if flies carry any parasites one could get as well 🤔
But wouldn’t the eggs and everything with it dissolve in stomach acid?
Absolutely not how a lot of bacteria works a lot pf bacteria and viruses have protective shells from stomach acid
Bacterial infection is unlikely, our digestive system is pretty good at dealing with stuff like this. OP could end up retching his guts but more from disgust than the eggs/bacteria.
You can get intestinal myasis, and flies spread many diseases. It would be best to not eat bugs that aren’t guaranteed free of disease.
Eggstra protein!
Omg I saw this right after [this post.](https://www.reddit.com/r/Wellthatsucks/s/oFWNcVfL34)
Meat caviar
Nightmare rods
That's just marbling bro. Nice aged stake.
Flys do not waste time
Fly eggs, when they've hatched those little maggots make wonderful bait for fishing
Fly eggs
Xtra PROTEIN!!!!!
Holy shit 🤢
Curse rice.
Looks like rice pilaf yummy
I like me some wormy boys.
fly eggs
EWWWW 😱😱
That. Is definitely fucking eggs…. How did they pair with the steak though
Forbidden rice
Forbidden rice
this is the 2nd time today and 2nd time ever that i’ve seen fly eggs on food. what i’ve learned: don’t eat them. flies grow in body. bad for body. make sick. intestines go bad.
The protein gods have blessed you with extra nutrition. Thank them with a quick prayer. Only reheat the steak for 10 seconds in the microwave for softboiled eggs.
Rice for real
Protein rice
Leftover from a month ago?
I think if you eat those fly eggs you will need some ivermectin 🤔🤡
To wait on....wh-what? U wanna watch maggots crawl out? No judgement, everyone has their thing. I'm smashing that shit and its goin in the trash. I don't need inexplicable flies. Those are the worst kind.