A Tunisian man paid with his life after his friends challenged him to eat 28 raw eggs.

Dhaou Fatnassi, 20, from the town of Kairouan, ate 28 raw eggs after his friends challenged him to do so for an undisclosed amount of money, according to the news.com.au.His stomach started to hurt badly and his friends called an ambulance.

"Doctors were called in after the young man felt strong stomach pains, but he died before medical assistance could reach him," Tunisia's radio station Shems FM reported on Wednesday.

Fatnassi was pronounced dead on arrival, Shems FM notes.

Although many believe that the cause of death were the raw eggs, an official cause of death has yet to be determined. Currently his death is under investigation according to IBN Live.

Health authorities usually advise against eating raw eggs because they can be contaminated with the salmonella virus. If the egg is eaten without cooking, the virus can get into the person's oranism and cause food poisoning.

When eggs are cooked, the salmonella virus becomes harmless, according to the Medical Daily.