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People Swallowing Odd Items

This is the part I found strangest of all ... If he was already suffering discomfort from swallowing whole spoons, why would he choose to swallow only the long bits that were most likely to jam up in his GI tract and poke his internal tissues?
Yes it’s certainly strange. I suspect the doctor’s explanation that 'he’s not in the right state of mind' is probably the answer. He also reportedly said he’d been forced to ingest them. How or why isn’t said.
 
Weightlifter ate 39 coins, 37 magnets because he thought 'zinc helps in bodybuilding'


Doctors at a New Delhi hospital removed 39 coins and 37 magnets from a man’s intestine after he swallowed the metals under the assumption that ”zinc helps in bodybuilding.”

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X-rays taken before the surgery inside Sir Ganga Ram Hospital show massive metal clots forming in the 26-year-old’s intestines after he spent several weeks ingesting the coins while undergoing treatment for an undisclosed psychiatric condition.

The patient, who was not publicly named, believed he could absorb zinc from the 39 coins he ate — and thought eating the magnets would aid in that process.

The surgeons noted that the magnets and coins had lumped together into two separate loops in the small intestine, with the magnetic force leading them to lock and cause an erosion along the intestinal wall.

Fortunately, the doctors were able to open the intestines and remove all the coins and magnets. A large amount of the metals were also found in his stomach and promptly removed.

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The patient spent seven days in the hospital recovering from the procedure before he was discharged.

https://nypost.com/2024/02/28/lifes...ecause-he-thought-zinc-helps-in-bodybuilding/

maximus otter
 
Weightlifter ate 39 coins, 37 magnets because he thought 'zinc helps in bodybuilding'


Doctors at a New Delhi hospital removed 39 coins and 37 magnets from a man’s intestine after he swallowed the metals under the assumption that ”zinc helps in bodybuilding.”

26-year-old-man-delhi-77368429.jpg


X-rays taken before the surgery inside Sir Ganga Ram Hospital show massive metal clots forming in the 26-year-old’s intestines after he spent several weeks ingesting the coins while undergoing treatment for an undisclosed psychiatric condition.

The patient, who was not publicly named, believed he could absorb zinc from the 39 coins he ate — and thought eating the magnets would aid in that process.

The surgeons noted that the magnets and coins had lumped together into two separate loops in the small intestine, with the magnetic force leading them to lock and cause an erosion along the intestinal wall.

Fortunately, the doctors were able to open the intestines and remove all the coins and magnets. A large amount of the metals were also found in his stomach and promptly removed.

26-year-old-man-delhi-77368437.jpg


The patient spent seven days in the hospital recovering from the procedure before he was discharged.

https://nypost.com/2024/02/28/lifes...ecause-he-thought-zinc-helps-in-bodybuilding/

maximus otter
He was very lucky none of those button batteries exploded in his stomach.
 
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