A Jewish man who suffered a painful botched circumcision as a baby has admitted the lifelong trauma it's caused him has led to him contemplating suicide.

The man who lives in the UK, but isn't named, told his story to journalist Adnan Sarwar, who was also circumcised as an infant, in a shocking new BBC documentary - A Cut Too Far? Male Circumcision.

Thousands of young boys are circumcised when they are just a few days old every year in the UK - but it doesn't always go smoothly. The documentary, which aired last night, looked into the fates of those who feel bereft as a result of the operation.

The anonymous man said: 'No one should do anything to someone else's body without their consent, full stop. Religious or not religious.'

A man who preferred to stay anonymous (left) featured in last night's A Cut Too Far on BBC One and said he suffered life-long issues following a botched circumcision as an infant

Viewers discussed the ethics of circumcision on Twitter, where most agreed the practice harmed children

Speaking of his own experience, he said: 'It was done badly, I've had to see plastic surgeons to try and sort it out, which I'm still doing now.'

He claimed his circumcision left him with both psychological and physical pain - and his resentment is so strong he hasn't spoken to his parents for eight years.

'I feel so awkward in certain situations,' he admitted. 'I have scar tissue and it's painful. And it doesn't look nice either, compared to other people left to have their own bodies intact.

'Why parents would pay someone to damage their newborn child, I can't get my head around. For seven or eight years I haven't talked to my parents, and I'm still not comfortable with them.'

BBC journalist Adnan Sarwar, who was circumcised as an infant, looks into the lives of men who said they were traumatised by the procedure

Viewers had a lot of thoughts on the documentary and said the practice was unacceptable and harmful to children

The man said he has 'contemplated suicide', adding: 'It's a great personal issue, and it's the most intimate part of someone's body, which makes it even worse that someone else would interfere with that.

'No one should do anything to someone else's body without their consent, full stop. Religious or not religious.'

The majority of viewers agreed circumcision equated to genital mutilation, and felt the practice was 'barbaric'.

Adnan met with members of a charity supporting men who had difficulties coping with their circumcision

The anonymous man said he had had suicidal thoughts and was in incredible pain due to his failed procedure. Adnan (pictured) said his exchange with the man opened his eyes to the dark side of circumcision

'That's the normal way ethical medicine works. First do no harm. (unless it's a baby boy),' one commented.

'Don't agree with it at all unless for medical reasons. What the hell gives you the right to make such a decision about your child's body without them consenting,' one viewer wrote.

'Barbaric. Unnecessary. (Use soap). Denying the right of choice to the future man. Should not be done under the age of 18, unless there's a medical emergency. Genital integrity should be universal and paramount,' wrote another.

'The medical professional confirmed that male sexual sensation would be reduced. That's a sad lifetime outcome from a childhood assault,' observed one.

The charity 15 Square counts 200 members and receives around six inquiries a week from men claiming they're suffering as a result of their circumcision

A pamphlet on display at the charity. Some of the members said they felt as though their right to a complete body had been taken away from them

Reporter Adnan, who was circumcised as an infant but didn't have any problem with it, said the exchange with the man completely changed his view on the matter.

During the show reporter Adna, also travelled to Stone in Staffordshire to meet with the member of a charity that deals with men who are suffering as a result of circumcision.

The association, called 15 Square, has 200 members and receives about six inquiries a week from desperate men.

One of the men present at the charity meeting discussed the damage a circumcision can inflict on someone

Adnan attends a meeting, during which one member explained: 'I wanted to be intact. That was taken away from me, that right to a complete body.'

He continued: 'I just think there's a feeling of inadequacy and just how many people you want to know you're inadequate.'

Another man said: 'At some level, people who've been damaged in this way, you can't know something has happened. I mean it's been my experience.

'But it might be overwhelming to start dealing with it.'

Adnan was told that most members of the charity had been circumcised at a time where the practice was thought to be healthier for children than leaving the foreskin intact

Some of the men said they felt traumatised by their circumcision and wished they had not gone through the procedure as a child

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