In a bizarre medical case that shocked doctors and social media users alike, a 29-year-old Chinese man had a 15cm ceramic spoon removed from his intestine—six months after he accidentally swallowed it during a trip to Thailand.
The man, identified as Yan, went to Zhongshan Hospital in Shanghai complaining of ongoing stomach pain. He initially believed he may have swallowed plastic, but scans revealed a ceramic spoon lodged in his duodenum, the first part of the small intestine.
Also Read: Bear Halts Flights At Airport, Triggers Major Safety Alert
Doctors warned that the situation was life-threatening, as any shift in the spoon’s position could have caused internal bleeding or intestinal rupture. Yan later recalled that he had tried to make himself vomit using a coffee spoon while drunk in Thailand. The spoon slipped, and he blacked out, believing the event may have been a dream.
Astonishingly, Yan returned to his daily life in China—including exercising—without realizing the spoon remained inside him. The object was successfully removed via endoscopy, and he is now recovering.
