A Man's Rectum Slipped Out Of His Anus After He Sat On The Toilet Using Phone For 30 Min
He had been playing mobile games while trying to take a dump.
By Sadho Ram — 10 Feb 2018, 05:39 PM
A man's rectum slipped out of his anus while he was busy playing a game on his mobile as he sat on the toilet seat for half an hour
It's a rare condition called 'prolapsed rectum'
In the condition, the rectum, or the last of the large intestine, becomes detached from inside the body, essentially turning itself "inside out".
In the case of the man, his rectum had slipped out of the anus while still attached to his rear and was hanging outside like a "boxing speedball".
The man, who is from south-east China, had told doctors at the Zhongshan city hospital that he had been playing mobile games while trying to have a bowel movement for more than half an hour
He was rushed to the hospital at midnight last week.
The doctors at the hospital said that he had a pained look on his face and was leaning on his friends as he was unable to walk by himself.
After assessing the situation, doctors warded the man and ran a CT scan on the man's abdominal area to eliminate the possibility of him dying from loss of blood or necrosis before a team of doctors performed an operation on the man.
While the man had experienced the condition in his past too, on previous occasions, the rectum had retracted to its normal position
According to the hospital, the man did not cultivate proper defecating habits.
"He also had the modern-day habit of sitting on the toilet for a long time while playing with his phone. It's because of the long-term habit of sitting on the toilet for long periods of time that created great pressure on the abdomen, eventually resulting in rectal prolapses that progressively got worse," the hospital said.
The exact cause of this relatively uncommon condition, which affects about 2 out of every 100,000 people in the world, is unclear
However, certain factors like loose muscles that control the release of stool, previous injury to the anal or pelvic areas, chronic constipation or straining during bowel movements, and infections with intestinal worms may play a role.
Rectal prolapse is more common in women than men, especially women over age 50, but it can occur in younger adults and children as well.
In order to prevent rectal prolapses, those who suffer from constipation should eat more fruit and vegetables and avoid straining too hard while passing motion.
It is also advised that people who suffer from chronic constipation should also avoid reading books or using their phones while on the toilet.
