Docs remove 29 spoons, 19 toothbrushes, 2 pens from UP man’s stomach
Rahul.Singh1@timesofindia.com 26.09.2025
Meerut : Surgeons at a private hospital in Hapur were stunned during an emergency operation when they extracted 29 steel spoons, 19 toothbrushes and two sharp pens from a 40-year-old patient’s stomach. The man, a resident of Bulandshahr, had been admitted to a de-addiction centre in Ghaziabad by his family a month earlier. Doctors said he had begun complaining of severe abdominal pain and was brought to the hospital after his condition worsened.
An ultrasound showed multiple metallic objects lodged in his stomach, prompting immediate surgery. Dr Shyam Kumar, who led the operation on Sept 17, said the team was shocked by the number of items removed. “The patient was discharged on Thursday. He was now stable and recovering well,” he said. Doctors explained that this behaviour was associated with a psychological condition in which patients impulsively swallowed harmful objects. After the operation, the patient, who was married and had two children, told doctors he had swallowed the items in agitation. “My family took me to see a doctor at the facility but left me there,” he said. “They mistreated me there and often did not give me food. I felt helpless and angry, so I started swallowing things to hurt myself,” he added.
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