What happened to Adam Richman? Man v Food star reveals he almost died from mustache infection
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He talks food challenges, dealing with overfamiliar fans, transcendent food experiences and the real reason he stepped away from the show.The amazing reminisces with me about his time on Man v Food and his proud legacy spotlighting great eats.He talks food challenges, dealing with overfamiliar fans, transcendent food experiences and the real reason he stepped away from the show. According to the TV presenter, he contracted the staph infection in Zurich, Switzerland, in 2018. In his interview on the Celebrity Catch Up: Life After That Thing I Did podcast, Adam Richman further revealed: “One of my mustache follicles just looked like a pimple and it was just not healing well. I'd gone to a doctor and then eventually my lip inflated like a banana - it was grotesque. I remember I went to tear a piece of medical tape and I couldn't get to my teeth.” Adam Richman was treated with surgical intervention along with multiple antibiotics to ward off the . At the time, he was reportedly told about how the infection could become intracranial and possibly spread to his brain. Richman was informed that the infection located on his mustache follicle was in a region known as “danger triangle” as it could migrate to the cranium, leading to a life-threatening situation. However, as per the food enthusiast, Richman is still not sure about the cause behind his MRSA infection. He said: “The doctor said it could have been anything from a water glass to a hotel towel, shaking someone's hand and then invariably (touching my face). There's any number of ways.” Rickman further added how dire the situation would have been if he had not recovered properly, saying: “At the moment, it never felt like 'you're going to die' - it was never something that they posited, but it was always sort of understood. I think they didn't want to freak me out.”
What happened to Adam Richman Man v Food star reveals he almost died from mustache infection
Adam Rickman in New York City in 2016 (Image via Roy Rochlin/FilmMagic/Getty Images) On the August 3 Celebrity Catch Up: Life After That Thing I Did podcast episode, Man v. Food star Adam Richman opened up about his in 2018. The 48-year-old recalled how he figured something was wrong at a Michelin event in Zurich in 2018. Richman disclosed on the podcast that he'd found a growth in one of his mustache follicles that swelled up like a pimple. Later, the actor and television personality revealed that the infection caused his lips to inflate to the size of a banana. The Brooklyn native, who is best known as the host of several programs, including Travel channel’s Man v. Food, added that the complication stemmed from the Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection.Adam Richman s life-threatening infection in 2018
The amazing reminisces with me about his time on Man v Food and his proud legacy spotlighting great eats.He talks food challenges, dealing with overfamiliar fans, transcendent food experiences and the real reason he stepped away from the show.The amazing reminisces with me about his time on Man v Food and his proud legacy spotlighting great eats.He talks food challenges, dealing with overfamiliar fans, transcendent food experiences and the real reason he stepped away from the show. According to the TV presenter, he contracted the staph infection in Zurich, Switzerland, in 2018. In his interview on the Celebrity Catch Up: Life After That Thing I Did podcast, Adam Richman further revealed: “One of my mustache follicles just looked like a pimple and it was just not healing well. I'd gone to a doctor and then eventually my lip inflated like a banana - it was grotesque. I remember I went to tear a piece of medical tape and I couldn't get to my teeth.” Adam Richman was treated with surgical intervention along with multiple antibiotics to ward off the . At the time, he was reportedly told about how the infection could become intracranial and possibly spread to his brain. Richman was informed that the infection located on his mustache follicle was in a region known as “danger triangle” as it could migrate to the cranium, leading to a life-threatening situation. However, as per the food enthusiast, Richman is still not sure about the cause behind his MRSA infection. He said: “The doctor said it could have been anything from a water glass to a hotel towel, shaking someone's hand and then invariably (touching my face). There's any number of ways.” Rickman further added how dire the situation would have been if he had not recovered properly, saying: “At the moment, it never felt like 'you're going to die' - it was never something that they posited, but it was always sort of understood. I think they didn't want to freak me out.”