Man claims 8cm by 6cm ceramic cup ended up in his butt 'by accident'
He admitted he had tried to push it out himself but only sought medical help after three painful days.
SHAH ALAM - A man in Taiwan found himself on the operating table after a ceramic cup got stuck deep in his rectum and yes, he claimed it got there by accident.
The man initially visited Lee General Hospital complaining of constipation and severe bloating.
According to surgeon Dr Wu Kun-Da from Taichung Veterans General Hospital, the patient never mentioned anything about a foreign object, likely out of embarrassment.
It was not until doctors conducted an X-ray that the truth emerged: A ceramic cup, about 6cm wide and 8cm tall, was sitting upside down inside his pelvis.
Medical staff immediately moved to remove the cup, but nothing was straightforward. Doctors first attempted to extract it through the anus using various tools.
However, the cup’s smooth surface and the tight position inside the colon made every attempt fail.
Even laparoscopic surgery, a less invasive method, did not work.
Breaking the cup inside the body could cause internal injury or infection and the medical team decided that open surgery was the only safe option.
Surgeons made an incision in the abdomen and opened the intestines to remove the cup, a procedure that lasted over two hours.
The man was later fitted with a temporary colostomy bag to help with bowel movements during recovery.
After the surgery, the patient claimed he had no idea how the cup ended up in his body and insisted it happened "accidentally."
He admitted he had tried to push it out himself but only sought medical help after three painful days.
Dr Wu said situations like this often arise from curiosity or risky behaviour and warned that inserting foreign objects into the rectum can lead to serious, sometimes permanent damage.
These include sphincter injury, incontinence, internal ruptures, bowel death and life-threatening infections such as peritonitis.
In severe cases, patients may require a permanent colostomy for the rest of their lives.
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