Indian woman found to have 1.5 kg of nails, rings in abdomen

AHMEDABAD: A woman from Indian city Ahmedabad was found to have an inch-long iron nails, nuts and bolts, safety pins, U-pin, hair pins and other metallic items in her abdomen upon getting operated at Civil Hospital recently.

Named Sangita, the woman was brought in to Civil Hospital from Government Hospital for Mental Health, after persistent complains of severe stomach ache.

She was found roaming around the streets of Shaherkotda area in Ahmedabad, after which she was taken to the hospital following a court order.

A patient of mental illness, Sangita was found suffering from a rare disorder named ‘Acuphagia’.

“Acuphagia, is a rare disorder, where person eats sharp object and other indigestible objects. It is generally seen in mentally ill persons. We hardly have one such case annually. The woman may have been popping such stuff for many months now,” said Dr Parmar, who operated on the woman.

“The woman’s stomach had become rock-hard. The X-ray revealed a large lump in her stomach while safety pins were protruding from her lung. One pin had even punctured her stomach wall prompting us to immediately operate on her,” said Dr Parmar, senior surgeon at Civil Hospital's general surgery department.

Sangita was sent home after an X-ray ensuring nothing was left in her tummy.