Doctors were shocked when an X-ray scan found a huge vegetable lodged deep inside a man’s bottom after an “intimate moment” with his partner.
The 72-year-old had arrived at the A&E unit of the hospital complaining of pain from his behind. Doctors ordered an X-ray and found a large cassava, a starchy root vegetable native to South America, lodged inside his rectum. After being seen by a doctor, he underwent surgery to have the cassava removed which was a success, and he is said to be now recovering without any complications at the Tomás Uribe Uribe Hospital, in Tuluá, Colombia.
According to the man, the incident had occurred during an intimate moment with his partner. A doctor who works at the hospital told local press he has dealt with similar situations.
He said in the past he has removed items such as bottles, flashlights and bananas but reiterated the importance of going to the hospital immediately to avoid major complications.
He also warned others against partaking in similar activities.
In 2023 a night of fun with a “friend with benefits” turned into an extremely embarrassing A&E trip for a woman in Manchester.
She was mortified when she had to seek medical help after getting an adult toy lodged inside her, and has even revealed a hilarious x-ray of her predicament.
The 34-year-old was enjoying an afternoon with the friend when the three-inch metal toy was used.
After realising it wouldn’t come out, Gigi says she had to take a trip to her local hospital’s emergency department where the toy was removed by hand in an “excruciating” procedure, narrowly missing emergency surgery.
She initially tried sitting in a hot bath to sort the situation, before realising she needed proper medical assistance.
Gigi said the NHS call handler was giggling at her medical emergency, before advising her to get to A&E to avoid damaging her sphincter.
She said: “It was very, very funny. We just laughed the whole time, even though I was getting a bit stressed, hot and flustered.
“At that point the laughing had stopped and I was a bit panicky. The most traumatic thing I’ve had is a smear test or getting my coil put in.
“The thought of having surgery was scary. One of the surgeons asked if anyone had tried getting it out, so he thought they should try before I went under general anaesthetic.
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