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A Man Was Hospitalized for 3 Days After Chugging Eggnog

Best savored in small quantities.
Best savored in small quantities. Photo: Shutterstock

Ryan Roche, who is by all accounts a regular guy in his day job as a sales manager in Utah, was headed home with his family from the office holiday party when a co-worker gave him a challenge he couldn’t pass up: an eggnog-chugging contest. He downed a carton in 12 seconds, 10 faster than the previous record, though just a few hours later, Roche checked into a hospital, nauseous and unable to breathe. Eggnog had entered his lungs, causing an infection and an endless amount of ribbing from doctors and nurses. He was on IV antibiotics for three days, so if there isn’t a cautionary tale in there somewhere, there’s definitely all the anti-eggnog fodder haters are going to need this holiday season.

[NYDN]

A Man Was Hospitalized for 3 Days After Chugging Eggnog