A woman received urgent advice from her TikTok followers to seek medical attention immediately after an unsettling discovery in her toilet. Documenting the incident for her social media audience, she shared the unusual event.
For some, visiting the bathroom can be a rare moment of solitude during a hectic day. However, Alison Doyle’s recent trip to the restroom was far from relaxing. Known on TikTok as @tismpump, Alison regularly updates her 55,000+ followers on topics related to fitness, bodybuilding, and her personal experiences with mental health and ADHD.
In a recent post that gained widespread attention, Alison revealed her shock upon lifting her toilet seat to find a dead bat inside. Capturing her reaction, she expressed disbelief in the video, captioning it with, “THIS IS SO FUNNY NOW IM AT THE HOSPITAL LIKE WHAT.”
In the viral video, Alison noted, “I tried to touch it to see if it was alive,” adding humorously, “It’s definitely smaller than the biggest poop I’ve taken.” This prompted many viewers to advise her to seek emergency medical treatment.
Following their advice, Alison shared in subsequent videos that she received a rabies vaccination due to the encounter. The Bat Conservation Trust reports that a few bats carry viruses similar to rabies, known as European Bat Lyssaviruses (EBLV), but the likelihood of human transmission is minimal.
Despite initially believing a hospital visit was unnecessary since the bat did not bite her, the comments from her followers convinced Alison otherwise.
Rabies typically spreads through bites or scratches from infected animals, but it can also be transmitted through saliva if it contacts the eyes, nose, or mouth of a person.
Alison decided not to risk it. In a follow-up video, she recounted her experience to a medical professional, saying, “This is going to sound really dumb. A couple hours ago, I found a dead bat in my toilet,” and mentioned, “I posted it on TikTok and I had, like, a hundred people telling me I should get a rabies shot.”
Being autistic, Alison explained her challenges with routine tasks like grocery shopping, expressing a preference to avoid unnecessary hospital visits unless absolutely necessary. However, a hospital worker reassured her, stating that it was prudent of her to take precautionary measures by coming in.