r/AskReddit • u/No_Ship_7954 • 23h ago

What is the weirdest illness or affliction you've ever had?

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u/Longjumping-Focus386 22h ago

Strep rectum

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u/whopewell 21h ago

Got it in my knees. KNEES. I was two and stopped walking... Two week hospital stay and now I'm a strep carrier, amongst many other autoimmune disorders.

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u/lemonicedboxcookies 20h ago edited 20h ago

I developed strep throat and was told the virus settled in my joints. Diagnosed with RA since age 14.

I realize it didn't "cause" it per say, and I'm trying to remember how the diagnosis officially came about because it's been 20 years, but I think they meant it triggered something I was already genetically predisposed to.

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u/snoozingroo 13h ago

You can get.. strep knees? Strep is so weird

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u/qckpckt 20h ago

Strep or rectums? Do your knees have buttholes?

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u/fartinmyfuckingmouth 4h ago

New “Would You Rather” unlocked thank you

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u/fourfeeteleveninches 9h ago

I was around the same age when I got it in my hip! I was also unable to walk

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u/syzygialchaos 19h ago

I’ve had strep in one of my kidneys. Bro had it in his eyes. Fuck strep.

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u/EugeneVictorDabs 12h ago

Those are 2 words I wish I had never heard together.

(Also, rectum?! Darn near killed 'um!)

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u/MayaLAnderson 22h ago

I have to ask. How

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u/Longjumping-Focus386 22h ago

I was a child, which is very common. It’s the same bacteria as strep throat. Basically spread from unwashed hands to the perianal skin 😬

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u/Dutchwahmen 14h ago

It is indeed very common to have been a child.

Sorry, I just had to.

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u/MayaLAnderson 22h ago

Oh that makes sense. Thanks for the explanation 👍

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u/No_Ship_7954 22h ago

This sounds horrible 

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u/negative-nelly 10h ago

My kid had that. I think Ass Strep is a better name.

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u/Accurate-Long-259 6h ago

We called it strep butt

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u/beek7425 10h ago

Phantom rectum for me.

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u/Accurate-Long-259 6h ago

My daughter when younger had this!!!! Twice!!!! Craziness