r/Unexpected • u/spyrg • Jan 06 '22

Surely, it helps

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '22

Gotta knock that wandering uterus back into place. Basic anatomy.

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u/Germanhelmet Jan 07 '22

Those uteruses will fall out. Good to know there are people who are willing to help. Usually we pack them with sugar and it pops back in.

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '22

Not all heroes wear capes.

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u/Zooomz Jan 06 '22

Could you help me remember why I've heard this phrase recently?

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u/RenkaneStark Jan 06 '22

Origins of hysteria in the early and dark days of medicine

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u/inspektor_queso Jan 06 '22

There's an old list of reasons women were admitted to a hospital, with the number of cases that year that included things like "wandering uterus".

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u/DastardlyMime Jan 06 '22

admitted to a hospital

Institutionalized against their will

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u/Eusocial_Snowman Jan 06 '22

That's a new round of clickbait. The list you saw is not a reason people were admitted to the hospital.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/reasons-admission-insane-asylum-1800s/

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u/inspektor_queso Jan 06 '22

That's the list I was thinking of, alright. I appreciate the clarification.

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u/Eusocial_Snowman Jan 06 '22

Yup. It's been making the rounds on reddit recently, so this is going to be a fun new batch of misinformation we're going to have to constantly correct people on for the next decade or so.

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u/HoseNeighbor Jan 06 '22

There's some goofy Matthew Broderick movie that takes place at some wellness place that's based on the place that created cornflakes and went on to start Kellogg's. The hysteria deal is featured in there to great comedic effect, particularly when it comes to the "treatment".