A MAN has had a 6-inch hand-held shower head removed from his bum after he "accidentally slipped" in the bathroom.

The 26-year-old, from India, had to detach the PVC pipe connecting the shower head to the wall to get to hospital.

3 The shower head was 15cm deep into the man's pelvis Credit: BMJ Case Reports

Upon admission to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in New Delhi the man denied he had put the shower head there himself.

His vitals were stable and there was no evidence of blood in his rectum, according to the BMJ case report.

Scans revealed the shower head was six inches deep into the man's pelvis, but had not caused any internal damage.

The man was put under general anaesthesia while doctors removed the object.

3 Scan's revealed there was no internal bleeding and the man was discharged from hospital 48 hours later Credit: BMJ Case Reports

No serious damage had been caused and the man was allowed home 48 hours later.

The report notes how the correct size, material and number of objects needs to be determined before treatment can proceed.

And suggests some patients need psychiatric consultation.

"A proper history and examination is mandatory to look for signs and symptoms of perforation and infection, such as fever, severe abdominal pain and bleeding," Dr Peeyush Kumar wrote in the case report.

3 The man was put under general anaesthetic while doctors removed the shower head Credit: BMJ Case Reports

"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."

It is not the first time a foreign object has had to be removed from a rectum.

In fact, it's surprisingly common.

"A large variety of objects have been reported, including bottles, cans, glass bulbs, stones, small rods, fruits and vegetables, vibrators, dildos and toys," Dr Kumar added.

"Insertion of objects for auto-erotic purposes is the most common cause of rectal foreign bodies.

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"Other common causes include accidents and assaults. The presentation is often delayed, and history is often improper.

"Two-thirds of the patients are males in their 30s or 40s, who use such objects for auto-erotic purposes."

Last year a man perforated his bowel after he "lost control" of a 30in bendy sex toy after a boozy night.

The 53-year-old man presented to A&E complained of severe lower abdomen pain and admitted he had inserted a non-battery operated sex toy into his rectum.

Doctors noted that the sex toy had been inserted into the rectum when the man was "under heavy alcohol influence" which led to a "loss of control".

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