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What's the worst thing you've ever smelled? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by Crudman@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I dunno whether to mark this NSFW or not but do your worst.

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[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

An infected wound that had diarrhea in it.

Never, ever become a nurse's assistant if you can't handle horrible smells :)

[–] shectabeni@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Smelling C-diff for the first time is something.

[–] xkoe@lemmy.fmhy.ml 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Maybe I'm just built different because c-diff doesn't affect me that much. For me, it's melena, because I literally still smell it for hours after my shift has ended.

Also, while maybe not the worst smell, one of the somehow more disturbing ones was when an intestinal blockage patient belched and it smelled like a fart... which basically it was.

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Burning out ones sinuses would be preferable by far

[–] InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Losing the sense of smell by covid will be seen as a superpower.

[–] Crudman@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This has to be either the best response in the thread or on the podium at least. Fresh Christ of Bel Air that is disgusting to think about

[–] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As soon as I saw the title of your post I knew the "winner" was going to be a medical professional with their own personal Swamps of Dagobah story.

[–] Crudman@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

The internet needs more absolute bangers (cognitohazards) like the dagobah story