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Unstable hunger for iron Doctors pick up 40 knives from a man's stomach
According to media reports, doctors in India have removed 40 knives from a man's stomach. The 42-year-old had swallowed the pieces, because he felt an incredible desire for metal. The doctors advised him on other foods to satisfy his appetite for iron.
40 knives swallowed
Swallowed small parts can lead to severe damage in the gastrointestinal tract. In such cases, health experts always advise you to visit a doctor. This is especially true when the foreign objects swallowed are pointed or sharp objects. Apparently not everyone will follow such advice immediately. According to media reports, doctors in India have removed 40 knives from a man's stomach, which he gradually swallowed.
In India, doctors have removed 40 knives from a man's stomach. The family man had swallowed the pieces because he had an appetite for metal. (Image: s_l / fotolia.com) Closed and unfolded knives in the stomach
The 42-year-old Surjeet Singh had swallowed a total of forty knives over a period of two months. Then, according to an ANI News report, with stomachache and loss of appetite, he was sent to a clinic in Amritsar, Punjab, in northern India, where he had both unfolded and closed knives removed from his stomach in a five-hour operation.
Patient was in mortal danger
"It was scary even for experienced surgeons," Dr. Jatinder Malhotra opposite "CNN". "We were all extremely nervous. A small mistake could have cost the patient his life. I have not seen anything like this in my 20 years of work. "According to the information, it took two days from the diagnosis to the surgical plan. Last Friday, the procedure finally took place. Now it is the patient much better, he was according to the physician "out of danger".
Addicted to the taste of metal
But how did the man come up with the idea of swallowing the knives? Compared to "CNN", the father of two explained: "I do not know why I swallowed the knives," said the 42-year-old. "I just enjoyed the taste and was addicted to it." He said to the doctors that he had developed a "taste for metal" and loved how the blades taste. According to Dr. Malhotra, the patient had kept his habit of family secret.
Doctors recommend spinach
Now, the man wanted to handle but no blades more. "I never want to do that again," Singh said. "I am a new person now." He was sorry that he had neglected his family. "I am so thankful that the doctors have saved my life."
The physician assumes that the 42-year-old suffers from a mental disorder. The patient is currently being monitored by psychiatrists at the clinic. Nevertheless, the doctors Singh have already given some advice on the way: "We have told him that he should try it with spinach, if he has the feeling again to need iron".
Iron bars for months in the body
It is always amazing with what bad injuries or foreign bodies in the body people can survive. In 2014, a shaman in Nepal was reported to be swallowing four 12- to 15-centimeter long iron bars that stayed in the 47-year-old's body for two months before being removed by doctors. According to the information, the man had only complained of stomach pain, fever, and attacks of vomiting. (Ad)