A patient with severe stomach pain caught the attention of doctors at a hospital last week. The 40yearold man had 60 items removed from his stomach.
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The patient sought medical attention after suffering an attack of severe abdominal pain and fever. Examinations revealed that there were foreign substances in his stomach.
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According to the doctor, there were magnets, shirt zippers, chains, screws, nuts and several other inedible items. This fact is not common, but it is a disease called pica syndrome, a psychological problem in which the patient compulsively swallows objects that are not edible.
After surgery, all materials were removed. The case took place in Moga, India but shocked the entire world due to the severity of the incident.
Pica syndrome, learn more about the disease:
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Allotriophagy or “pica syndrome” is a serious eating disorder that generally results from nutritional deficiencies, particularly iron and zinc deficiencies.
The disease is characterized by the ingestion of inedible substances such as paper, soap, soil, coins, raw starch, chalk, coal, ice, cosmetics, batteries, Styrofoam, batteries and bricks.
But why does it have this name? The disorder was also called pica syndrome, after a species of bird called P. pica.
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Also called a magpie, this bird feeds on almost everything it sees.
Anyone who suffers from this disorder knows not to eat this. There are hundreds of cases in forums or websites where people anonymously admit that they regularly eat inedible things.
However, those who suffer from the disorder are embarrassed to talk about it.
This information about the disease comes from Uol.
