Top 10 Strange Things Found In The Human Body
Bizarre stories about strange things found in the human body are a favorite. How these objects ended up there is even more fascinating!
Whether it’s morbid curiosity or academic interest, you always want to know more. Luckily for you, we’ve prepared for exactly that event.
We’ve compiled a list of strange things found in the human body. From coins to a power tool, you won’t believe what bizarre, foreign objects people have lodged inside themselves!
Top 10 Strangest Things Found in the Human Body
1. A Revolutionary Alternative To Jewelry Boxes
This story comes from Quora contributor Ali Sadek.
A well-dressed, middle-aged woman complaining of stomach pain came into ER. When Dr. Sadek conducted a physical exam, it revealed nothing unusual.
But, an abdominal x-ray revealed the stomach pains were the result of objects that looked like items of jewelry stuck in the woman’s stomach.
Upon questioning, the woman revealed she had been swallowing her jewelry to prevent her husband from giving them to his mistress.
2. A Man Accidentally Swallows an Entire Toothbrush (Yes, Really)
The Journal of Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad, published an article in 2018 about a frankly improbable story. This was the story of a man who accidentally swallowed his whole toothbrush.
The article describes the man as a 55-year-old who went about his everyday life after unintentionally swallowing his toothbrush.
Despite the potential health risks of such an act, the man waited two weeks before administering himself to a hospital. Thankfully, surgeons successfully removed the toothbrush.
3. Eat Your Vegetables
In 2010, a man battling emphysema was hospitalized after his left lung collapsed. Doctors and other medical professionals went into action to determine the exact cause of the collapse.
Although each doctor assumed they were looking for a tumor, x-rays revealed that something else had caused the man’s lung to collapse. Physicians found a pea plant growing inside his lung.
A doctor promptly removed the pea plant. Professionals speculate that the man ate a pea, and it accidentally went down the wrong way and traveled toward his lung before sprouting leaves.
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4. This Kid Must Not Know About Banks
Photo credit: National Library of Medicine
Originally an article published in the International Journal of Emergency Medicine, this story is about a four-year-old boy who accidentally swallowed a coin.
That may seem like a manageable problem, although the real issue surrounded the exact coin he’d swallowed.
He had swallowed a New Taiwan Dollar, which has a diameter of 0.79 inches. Hoping to avoid surgery, doctors prescribed laxatives.
After 28 days of observation, the boy passed the coin with no incidents or damage.
5. A Toothpick a Day Keeps the Doctor in Pay
This story comes from an article recently published in the German medical journal DMW.
A 50-year-old man went to the ER complaining of abdominal and urinary tract pain. Physicians reported testing several methods to determine the issue - including CT scans, MR scans, and ileocolonoscopy.
Upon using an ultrasound as a diagnostic tool, medical teams discovered a toothpick inside the man’s small intestine. The small intestine had become infected, but the toothpick and damaged tissue was safely removed after a successful surgery.
6. This Guy Almost Screwed Up His Life
A Danish medical journal features a story that definitely deserves a spot on this list of strange things found in the human body!
A 58-year-old man had a severe abscess on his rear end. The abscess was due to the man perforating his rectum with a screwdriver.
After successful removal, it became clear that he likely wouldn’t have survived if he had waited any longer. His hesitance to seek medical help may have stemmed from the fear of ridicule and ostracization.
7. This Fish Had a Bone to Pick
According to an article in Case Reports In Medicine, a 31-year-old woman swallowed a fish bone while eating. This bone made its way down her throat until it got stuck in her thyroid gland.
Doctors note that fish bones aren’t easy to find as foreign bodies. In fact, the fishbone was only found and removed after nearly three months.
8. This will Make Your Skin Crawl
A New York City dermatologist dealt with an older woman who presented a strange problem.
She entered the office complaining about a mole on her skin that had changed shape. When the doctor examined the mole, he realized it wasn’t changing shape - it was moving.
In reality, the woman had assumed a mole was actually a tick that burrowed under her skin. Removing it proved an easy task.
9. Talk About Sitting On A Powderkeg
A Reddit user shared the story of a friend of his who is an ER doctor.
A man suffering painful and itchy hemorrhoids used a 50mm bullet to scratch his rectum. The bullet lodged itself inside the man’s anus, at which point he reached out to professionals.
Because the round was live, the doctor needed a firearms specialist to ensure safe handling. With expert cooperation, the bullet was eventually removed safely.
10. Breaking the Seal After 3 Months
This story about strange things found in the human body is also from a Reddit user.
A woman came into the ER complaining of abdominal pains. The patient disclosed that she was a prostitute and needed to keep working throughout her period.
She placed a sponge near her cervix to soak up any menstrual fluids. The problem was that she was now unable to remove it.
While the doctor expected it was a simple matter, that was far from the truth.
The doctor found that the woman had used a car washing sponge. He also learned that the sponge had been there for three months.
After removing the now black and semi-solid car sponge, large amounts of bodily fluids poured out. Multiple experienced veteran staff members got sick at the sight or smell of the liquid.
Conclusion
We hope you’ve loved this article on strange things found in the human body and learned some (hopefully obvious) lessons about what not to put in it.
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