Rajpal Singh, 34, swallowed 140 coins, 150 nails, bolts, batteries and magnets for a period of 3 years! all because he was depressed.(like seriously? that's suicidal attempt).
He came to the hospital complaining of stomach ache, only for the doctors to discover that, he had swallowed loads of stuff during an endoscopy examination.
Mr Singh claims he didn’t realise his stomach pain was due to his habit of eating metal objects. He said the bizarre habit began after he fell into a depression, and eating metal objects brought him comfort. He said: “I used to gulp down coins and metals with fruit juice or milk.
''Due to family problems I had slipped into depression and got hooked onto this weird habit. Doctors have told me those sharp objects would have punctured my intestine and I would have eventually died. I feel much more relaxed now. I am never going to do this again.”he said.
After discovering the mass of metal deep in Mr Singh’s stomach, more than 240 endoscopy procedures to remove the objects have been carried out. Dr Gagandeep Goyal, a gastroentologist at a local hospital, also carried out a nine hour operation to remove more of the metal, yet some metals are still remaining.
Dr Goyal said: “The patient came to us with severe stomach pain. When we did the endoscopy we were shocked to see so many foreign bodies, including coins and sharp objects in his stomach. His body is too fragile to sustain another operation now so we plan to operate again in about seven days and remove the remaining objects.”
He came to the hospital complaining of stomach ache, only for the doctors to discover that, he had swallowed loads of stuff during an endoscopy examination.
Mr Singh claims he didn’t realise his stomach pain was due to his habit of eating metal objects. He said the bizarre habit began after he fell into a depression, and eating metal objects brought him comfort. He said: “I used to gulp down coins and metals with fruit juice or milk.
''Due to family problems I had slipped into depression and got hooked onto this weird habit. Doctors have told me those sharp objects would have punctured my intestine and I would have eventually died. I feel much more relaxed now. I am never going to do this again.”he said.
After discovering the mass of metal deep in Mr Singh’s stomach, more than 240 endoscopy procedures to remove the objects have been carried out. Dr Gagandeep Goyal, a gastroentologist at a local hospital, also carried out a nine hour operation to remove more of the metal, yet some metals are still remaining.
Dr Goyal said: “The patient came to us with severe stomach pain. When we did the endoscopy we were shocked to see so many foreign bodies, including coins and sharp objects in his stomach. His body is too fragile to sustain another operation now so we plan to operate again in about seven days and remove the remaining objects.”
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