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My husband developed a strange penis infection after dinner.

Bacillus cereus is a bacteria found in soil, vegetation and contaminated foods such as heated rice and vegetables.

He paid the ultimate price.

Doctors in Lebanon say they treated a 38-year-old man who developed an unusual bacterial infection in his penis after eating rice and having “intense intercourse” with his wife. The incident is “the first case of its kind described in the literature,” and is detailed this month in the Annals of Medicine and Surgery.

A few hours after the intimate contact, the unidentified man developed severe diarrhea and vomiting. He then suffered swelling and redness of his penis for about a week before seeking medical help.


Bacillus cereus is a bacteria found in soil, vegetation and contaminated foods such as heated rice and vegetables. Dr_Microbe – stock.adobe.com

Doctors at the American University of Beirut Medical Center examined his scabby penis and, after taking a swab, found the bacteria was from Bacillus cereus, which is found in soil, vegetation and contaminated foods such as reheated rice and vegetables.

According to the FDA, about 63,400 cases of B. cereus illness are reported in the U.S. each year. The illness is known as “fried rice syndrome” because if rice is left out at room temperature, it produces a toxin that causes diarrhea and vomiting. Reheating does not destroy the toxin.


This situation is called "Fried rice syndrome" Because if rice is left at room temperature, it will produce toxins that cause diarrhea and vomiting.
The condition is called “fried rice syndrome” because if rice is left out at room temperature, it produces toxins that cause diarrhea and vomiting. nitinai2518 – stock.adobe.com

Symptoms develop within 6 to 15 hours, and most people recover within a day. However, this case was unusual.

“The recovery of Bacillus cereus from the penile infection in our patient represents the first case of this unusual infection,” the case report reads.

The father of two said he had eaten rice with his family the day before he developed symptoms. His wife said she had not experienced any symptoms.

“The patient denied any trauma or laceration to his penis or accidental biting during intercourse,” the doctors wrote.

They suspected vomit and diarrhoea contaminated his penis after he had sex with his wife – “the likely source of the skin infection”.

The man must abstain from sex and masturbation and apply fusidic acid ointment (a prescription antibiotic) to the penis three times a day after washing and gently drying the penile area.

At a one-month checkup, he appeared to be in complete remission.

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