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Doctors were suspicious of the 26-year-old’s explanation and suspect the object was placed there for “auto-erotic purposes”.

He managed to detach the rest of the shower and make his way to the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in New Delhi, India.

The man’s case was subject to a report in the British Medical Journal which explained the bizarre incident.

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Although he appeared to be in good health and was not bleeding, X-rays clearly showed the shower head was six inches inside his body.

According to BMJ Report, after the man was under general anaesthetic, the surgeons used a technique of “mental anal stretching” before reaching in and pulling out the item.

The man recovered well and was discharged 48 hours later.

According to the Daily Mail, the report read: “History is often ambiguous and incomplete due to a high level of embarrassment and social stigma attached to the condition. The same was seen in our case.

"Though the patient reported accidental insertion of the shower head and denied voluntary insertion, there is a high suspicion of voluntary insertion for auto-erotic purpose."

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It was also noted that two thirds of patients who are admitted for these procedures are men in their 30s and 40s.

These men are typically using the objects – which can include vegetables, rods and gas bulbs – for erotic purposes.