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Someone in my family recently digested a roach during their sleep can u tell me what could be the side affects and what they should do?

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

Specializes in General Practice

Ate a bug: There is most likely not going to be any repercussions to having swallowed a bug. Our stomach and intestines are pretty hardy and will digest this bug into waste, proteins, etc. It should be all right.

Answered 4/6/2013

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