Two in five people self-diagnosed themselves with a serious disease after checking their symptoms on Google.
But here’s another story why you should stop relying on Google when you’re feeling a little bit under the weather.
Jenny Pearce initially thought she was fine after having stomach pain. But when she turned to the internet to get some tips on how to deal with it, she became worried that she was suffering a much more serious condition.
Pearce immediately made an appointment with her doctor to discuss her condition.
When she arrived, she told her doctor that she needed a prostate exam as she was very concerned that she might’ve prostate cancer.
That’s when her doctor started laughing at her.
Pearce took to TikTok and explained: “Jenny had a stomach ache, but she was fine…
“Jenny wasn’t fine. Jenny Googled her symptoms and found she had prostate cancer.
“Jenny actually went to the doctors to ask for tests… The doctor laughed at her because she doesn’t have a prostate.”
She captioned her viral post: “This is actually a true story.”
Her video gained more than 90,000 likes and has been viewed over one million times.
One person commented: “Jenny I did the same thing at 18. Doctor almost passed out laughing and then explained I didn’t have a prostate.”
Another wrote: “My dad had gas once but called the ambulance because he thought he was dying. He farted it out by the time the ambulance arrived.”
A third said: “Oh gawd love ya! That made me laugh… but as someone who is on the anxious side, I get it!”
@adventure_jennyThis is actually a true story 🤦🏼♀️##fyp ##truestory
Someone else wrote: “Soo funny!”
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