Question: Hey doctor so recently I had one of these lollipops and after pulling it out of my mouth and just sucking on it not biting it I noticed a weird looking bug in the lollipop. I’m just a little concerned I didn’t actually ingest the bug it’s still in the lollipop but I was just wondering if it’s soemthing I should get checked out? I have attached an image of it as well where you can see the little black bug in it.

I think the lollipop is from China as well which is why it concerns me a little thanks in advance.

Is there any chance of getting something like Hepatitis A,B,C from just sucking on the lollipop I think I had a vaccine when I was younger but would it be worth getting checked up or getting a booster shot? What symptoms should I be monitoring for?

I read somewhere of people getting Hepatitis A from having frozen berries could this be the same possibility?

Thanks for clearing that up doctor it's definitely put me at ease in terms of hepatitis transmission though how come foods like frozen berries have it? So it's more so to do with the food itself or the people handling it that causes transmission?

Makes sense for sure but in terms of that bug itself that I attached in the image would you have any idea of what it is? I’ve never seen anything with tentacles in terms of an insect could it possibly be something else entirely?

Another thing on an unrelated note I’ve had this problem for a while now at least 3-4 years but I am finding it’s annoying me more as of recently. Basically everytime I have short bursts of exercise or just walking at a fast pace and then I go talk to someone I find that I am out of breath and have to pause momentarily while I’m talking to take a breath in and then continue talking. I’ve also found that people who wear perfume make me feel like I’m suffocating the same goes for if I wear aftershave I just find it hard to breath and the same for when I’m in places like a nightclub with heaps of people. I’ve also have undiagnosed or “functional” chronic epigastric pain and digestive problems for the last 2 years now where they found nothing from all the tests done including endoscopy’s etc. Now in terms of fitness I don’t really exercise at all which could be a factor but I’m no where near underweight I’m quite the opposite at 56kg and 175cm tall and im only 20 years old. Could it be possible I am maybe having some sort of heart problem that maybe the reason for my epigastric pain as well or could it astma? I’ve never done any tests for my heart or lungs though other than the doctor checking win the stethoscope when I breath in. I also do suffer with anxiety and stress if thats a factor and I always have this feeling like I’m running on adrenaline