Doctors remove poop from 20kg of intestines of woman who went 10 days without bowel movements

Doctors remove poop from 20kg of intestines of woman who went 10 days without bowel movements


The woman had already been suffering from evacuation difficulties for at least five years; success in China

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A 53-year-old woman had to undergo emergency surgery last Monday 7, to remove a giant poop, about one meter long and 20 kilos, from her intestines. The case, which won social media this Thursday 10, took place in China.

The woman, identified only as Hua, had already struggled to have a bowel movement for at least five years. After not going to the bathroom for ten days, she sought medical attention.

She reported shortness of breath and severe pressure in her chest. And, although she was thin, her belly had swollen quite a bit. The woman said she could hardly get out of bed because the pain caused by the swelling in her stomach and intestines was so intense.

Doctors from Zhejiang University First Hospital in east China carried out preliminary examinations and found hardened stool in the woman’s intestines. Surgeons at the hospital have chosen to admit her for an emergency procedure, according to a post published by the university on Chinese social network Weibo.

The hardened feces formed a single, “python-like” mass. According to the Chinese press, the woman is fine after the surgery and she remains hospitalized, recovering.

Source: Terra

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