In India Doctors reportedly
removed 33 objects including razors, knives and a screwdriver from a man's
stomach after he complained of severe pain.
Yogesh Thakur was also
reportedly found to have plastic items in his abdomen after he was admitted to
hospital for X-rays.
The 30-year-old's mum told
medics at MPN Khare Surgical and Maternity Nursing Home in Chhatarpur, India,
he would 'grab anything and eat it'.
His mum reportedly said:
"He grabs anything and eats it. But we were surprised when we came to know
that he could eat such dangerous things too."
Mr Thakur had to have an
operation yesterday following the shock discovery and will also receive
psychiatric help, reports say.
Doctors believe it's likely
he's suffering with acuphagia, an eating disorder that causes sufferers to
consume sharp objects, the Daily Mail reports.
It is a form of pica, an
eating disorder which involves eating things that are not food do not contain
significant nutritional value such as hair, dirt, and paint chips.
Doctors also reportedly
said Mr Thakur suffered from altered mental status - general changes in brain
function, defects in judgement or thought.
Mr Thakur's mother, Kusma
Thakur, said her son had shown symptoms of strange behavioural patterns since
he was little but she assumed he would grow out of it.
The surgeon who performed
the operation reportedly said they were shocked to find the sharp objects in
his abdomen.
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