Found 70 black foreign substances in the stomach of an elderly man in his 90s, what did he eat...
Feb 20, 2025
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According to foreign media such as the Daily Mail, Sherifé Ai, a 92-year-old woman living in Jonguldark, Turkiye, visited the hospital on the 5th (local time) with abdominal pain and vomiting.
Tests revealed dozens of foreign objects in her stomach.
Among them, a 4cm foreign substance blocked the small intestine, resulting in a hole in the intestinal tissue, and it turned out that the tissue was necrotic.
The medical staff performed two hours of emergency surgery to remove the damaged bowel and connect the tissue.
In addition, all foreign substances in the stomach and intestines were removed.
The foreign bodies removed were 28 jujube seeds, 35 olive seeds, and 5 fist-sized stone-like foreign bodies.
The medical staff gathered to form stones measuring 5.5 to 6 cm in diameter"It's not known how many of these stones were in the stomach." he explained.
The old man has enjoyed jujube and olives for decades, and it is known that he has swallowed all the seeds.
The medical staff said "If the elderly had come to the hospital later, sepsis could have put their lives at risk," he said.
The old man discharged from the hospital five days after the operation "I will never swallow the seed again."I promised.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
