WTF just came out of my arse??!!

[Tellmeitsnotnotatapeworm]

NOT A POO TROLL!!

Been for a poo, and basically a bit of poo was hanging on something that looked like dental floss. I pulled the rest out and it was about 25-30cm in length! The consistency of stretchy, stringy dental floss.

Any suggestions? It didn't look segmented so I'm hoping it's not a tapeworm!

Looks like a vegetable stem

Do you have long hair? That looks too fibrous to be a worm? 🤢

@Classica

Look around and see if you can find a teeny weeny hat that may also have been ejected at the same time.

My favourite book as a child 😂

I've not had any celery ... surely whatever it's come from would have to be at least the length of whatever it is ... and it was the length of a ruler!

@Classica

Look around and see if you can find a teeny weeny hat that may also have been ejected at the same time.

Richard Scarry be rolling in his grave at just how low Lowly has sunk!

@billyt

I'd worry more if it burst out of your stomach

celery?

@Tellmeitsnotnotatapeworm

I've not had any celery ... surely whatever it's come from would have to be at least the length of whatever it is ... and it was the length of a ruler!

It could have been curled up inside whatever you ate so not necessarily something as long as it?

sorry should have read the full thread. It does look like celery to me too

It’s tapeworm.

Found myself being a bit juvenile after I'd looked at a close up of that picture then had to click on "back to thread"

No, trees come from swallowing apple seeds, not chewing gum.

(Also '70s child. I'm surprised we're here, all the things that were out to kill us.)

HNRTT but how long do you think a tape worm is? Haven't seen any as thin as dental floss and I think tend to reproduce/come out as smaller segments unless you've taken a treatment to detach them in one piece.

looks like digested grass that my dogs pass

And Google says longest human-cycle tapeworm was 82ft long.

@Redpriestandmozart

looks like digested grass that my dogs pass

That's all I could think of as I was yanking it out! Grass, hair, wool ...

Pretty sure that's a worm. There's a Dr Jess Peatross on Instagram and she has some parasite detox programs - I've seen some that look remarkabky similar to this on there!

It looks like vegetable matter to me. I once had a toddler brought to me with something hanging out of their bum that the parents didn't dare pull. I pulled it out and it was very similar to that, not as long though. I don't think it's a worm.

Thanks for the photo

OP you need to see your GP and take along the item :)

The only way is to have it analysed.

See your Dr!

I agree take it to the GP, I would love to see this. They'll be able to tell more what it is in real life.

@JinglingHellsBells

The only way is to have it analysed.

See your Dr!

Surely you mean ANAL ysed?

There was a thread the same as this not long ago but not sure what tilhe outcome was buy you might be able to find it

Definitely not threadworms - they’re tiny.
I honestly wouldn’t worry about it unless it happens again or if you have pain/blood in poo/change of BOWEL habits/tiredness/unexplained weight loss - all the usual warning signs for GP intervention.
If it’s a one off I’d just relax & think what my Nana used to say.
Better out than in 😮
(but I totally get you being baffled by it and wanting to know WTF it was? )

have you thought of putting it in a dish or jar of water and looking closer, if you can see a digestive track it is a worm, if it looks the same all down the length then it's probably vegetation of some sort