Read more about the article CHEW IDIOT: Man Rushed To Surgery After Swallowing Toothbrush
Picture shows the toothbrush swallowed by a 22-year-old man in Putian, Fujian in China, undated. The man went to hospital where doctors removed the item. (AsiaWire)

CHEW IDIOT: Man Rushed To Surgery After Swallowing Toothbrush

A man who swallowed his toothbrush while he was cleaning his teeth has been saved by surgeons in southern China. Picture shows the toothbrush swallowed by a 22-year-old man in Putian, Fujian in China, undated. The man went to hospital where doctors removed the item. (AsiaWire) Patient Mr Fu, 22,…

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Read more about the article BATT OUT OF HELL: Two-Year-Old’s Fight For Life After Swallowing Battery
Photo shows the X-ray image of Dylan, undated photo. He was admitted to a hospital, seriously ill with a burn to the oesophagus and lung infection, after ingesting a battery in Cananea, Sonora, Mexico. (@gaby.duranag/Newsflash)

BATT OUT OF HELL: Two-Year-Old’s Fight For Life After Swallowing Battery

A toddler is fighting for his life after he swallowed a battery, which exploded inside him, burning his oesophagus, say medics in Mexico. Dylan poses in an undated photo. He was admitted to a hospital, seriously ill with a burn to the oesophagus and lung infection, after ingesting a battery…

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Read more about the article GOLD FILLING: Man Swallows Valuable Ring After It Dropped Off Chef’s Finger At Chinese Takeaway
Man nearly eats gold ring found in takeaway food in Dongguan, China. (cen3556891/AsiaWire)

GOLD FILLING: Man Swallows Valuable Ring After It Dropped Off Chef’s Finger At Chinese Takeaway

A diner at a Chinese restaurant got an optional extra he was not planning on when he swallowed a solid gold ring. The incident happened at a restaurant in Dongguan which is a prefecture-level city in central China's Guangdong Province. The young man had paid CNY 180 (GBP 15) for…

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Read more about the article NOT SO ARMLESS: Man In Agony After Swallowing Specs Arms For Bet
The glasses legs swallowed by a man for lost bet in Shanghai, China. (Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University/AsiaWire)

NOT SO ARMLESS: Man In Agony After Swallowing Specs Arms For Bet

A man who swallowed a pair of spectacle arms for a bet had to beg doctors to remove them four years later. The prankster - named only as Mr Li in Chinese media - had been too embarrassed to approach doctors after gulping down the arms on a drunken night…

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Read more about the article IRON DIET: XRay Shows Baby Had Swallowed Piece Of Binder Clip
Baby boy swallows iron wire in Changsha, China. (Hunan Children's Hospital/AsiaWire)

IRON DIET: XRay Shows Baby Had Swallowed Piece Of Binder Clip

A one-year-old boy has undergone surgery after he swallowed part of a metal binder clip. The incident happened while Xiao Xingxing, who is 21 months old, was playing in his home in the city of Changsha in the Chinese province of Hunan on 6th April. Although the boy appeared to…

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