Adam Richman Spoke About His Near-Death Experience During the Michelin Event

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According to the TV host, he caught the staph infection in 2018 in Zurich, Switzerland. Adam Richman shared more in his appearance on the Celebrity Catch Up: Life After That Thing I Did podcast:

“One of my mustache follicles looked like a pimple and was not mending properly.” I went to the doctor, and then my lip ballooned like a banana – it was ugly. I recall going to cut a piece of medical tape and being unable to reach my teeth.”

To address the illness, Adam Richman had surgery and was given numerous antibiotics. He was apparently advised at the time that the illness may develop intracranially and spread to his brain. Richman was told that the infection on his mustache follicle was in a zone known as the “risk triangle,” and that it may spread to his skull, posing a life-threatening condition. According to the food aficionado, Richman is still unsure of the reason for his MRSA illness. He stated:

“The doctor indicated it might have been anything from a water glass to a hotel towel, shaking someone’s hand, and then inevitably it was a water glass” (touching my face). There are several possibilities.”

Rickman went on to explain how bad things would have been if he hadn’t healed fully, saying:

“At the time, it never seemed like ‘you’re going to die – it was never postulated, but it was always kind of known.” They probably didn’t want to scare me.”