Exasperated Medics Share Stories Of Their Stupidest Patients

Posted on: Thu 08-06-2017

It is not unusual to be curious about certain aspects of our bodies, however, these patients really ought to have kept their questions to themselves. In a series of hilarious confessions doctors have revealed stories of their most clueless patients .

In many cases a lack of understanding of a patient's own anatomy left GPs baffled including one man who mistook his nipple for a growth. In another story a medic revealed that he had to use a slang word for penis when dealing with a patient who had no idea what the word meant.

Poor knowledge of the human reproductive system also seemed to be a common issue with one doctor left exasperated by a patient who was unaware her pregnancy was the result of having sex.

Whether they leave you giggling or just dumbfounded these stories are sure to reassure you of your owl medical knowledge.

Doctors have shared their most baffling stories from their most clueless patients in hilarious new confessions

.One nurse was left totally baffled by a family who complained of stomach aches while continuing to chow down on chocolate

. One elderly patient caused a lot of drama when she lied about a latex allergy for very trivial reasons

. One pediatrician has warned mothers on more than one occasion that soda is not an appropriate drink for a baby

. One man had to resort to slang when talking to a patient about his penis

. One mother was baffled to discover that peanut butter contained nuts to which her son was allergic to

. A medic was left dumbstruck when an elderly gentlemen was concerned about a growth that turned out to be his nipple

. One man mistakenly believed that diabetes could be contracted through sexual intercourse

. A doctor could do nothing to prove to a mother that she was in the right

. One doctor was left exasperated by a patient who was unaware her pregnancy was the result of having sex

. One woman failed to comprehend that applying a patch every day meant take the prior day's one off

. One patient clearly didn't consider their diabetes to be a medical condition

. It took a lot of convincing for one woman to accept that her foot really did need to be amputated

. One mother had a very unorthodox method of taking her baby's temperature

. A medic was baffled when he received the blame for a young girl's failed surgery despite his strict instructions of her not to eat

. One GP couldn't help but feel this girl's parents were being a little hypocritical

By Martha Cliff for MailOnline

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