Well, we can add this to our list of fears: getting food poisoning of the PENIS.

Via VICE:

Doctors in Lebanon have documented an unusual infection in a man’s penis. If it turns out to be what they think it is, it would be the first documented case of this specific malady. Are you ready for it? His dick got food poisoning. There’s still time to click on another article.

It all started when the guy had “vigorous” sex with his wife after a meal, as reported in the NY Post. And then he started vomiting and had severe diarrhea. And then his penis started swelling, and reddening, and scabbing. This went on for about a week before he had enough. The 38-year-old Lebanese man sought treatment from the American University of Beirut Medical Center.

After taking a swab of his swollen and scabby penis, the doctors found Bacillus cereus, a type of bacteria commonly associated with food poisoning. Specifically, the kind of bacteria that develops on cooked rice that’s been left out too long. The phenomenon of rice becoming contaminated with bacteria that can make you sick actually has a nickname. It’s called Fried Rice Syndrome. It’s not usually found in a penis.

Well, that’s enough internet for today.