{"id":372,"date":"2023-10-24T03:58:40","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2023\/10\/24\/doctors-removed-28lbs-of-poop-from-the-bowels-of-a-man\/"},"modified":"2024-04-30T10:25:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T02:25:09","slug":"doctors-removed-28lbs-of-poop-from-the-bowels-of-a-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/doctors-removed-28lbs-of-poop-from-the-bowels-of-a-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctors Removed 28lbs Of Poop From The Bowels Of A Man"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>A Chinese patient recently underwent a three-hour procedure with a team of surgeons to remove 30 inches of his bloated large intestines.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A Chinese patient recently underwent a three-hour procedure with a team of surgeons to remove 30 inches of his bloated large intestines.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"11.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FnHGxCwb8h2idHt7cwMsv7L5r5po?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"640\" height=\"341\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/doctors-removed-28lbs-of-poop-from-the-bowels-of-a-man\/#Photo_nextshark\" title=\"Photo:nextshark\">Photo:nextshark<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/doctors-removed-28lbs-of-poop-from-the-bowels-of-a-man\/#Photo_Weixin\" title=\"Photo:Weixin\">Photo:Weixin<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_nextshark\"><\/span>Photo:nextshark<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>The unnamed patient was reportedly born with Hirschsprung\u2019s disease (HD), a rare condition that affects the large intestine (colon) and causes problems with passing stool, giving him severe constipation. HD, which is generally diagnosed in babies and children, affects around one in every 5,000 births.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The patient underwent a major operation to finally relieve him of the massive congestion of stool that has been building up inside him over many years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"2.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FgtfvZGcgum_1szf2RoOju5ckzDe?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"589\" height=\"679.3810344827587\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Weixin\"><\/span>Photo:Weixin<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>According to the doctors at the 10th People\u2019s Hospital of Shanghai, the patient\u2019s stomach began bulging when he was still very young. As an aid to force his bowel movements, he has been mainly relying on laxatives and other medicines. After enduring tremendous pain over the years, the man finally sought medical help.<\/p>\n<p>The recent operation, led by expert surgeon Dr. Yin Lu, helped remove what tests revealed to be years worth of feces trapped in his colon. Dr. Lu said the patient swelled so abnormally that it \u201clooked like to could explode at any time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"\">Fortunately, the surgery was deemed a success and the patient is currently in stable condition and expected to make a full recovery soon. As for the removed part of his gut, which had been stitched closed at both ends to keep the trapped stools intact, it reportedly weighed an unbelievable 13 kg (29 lb).<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"webwxgetmsgimg 1.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FlXXlKXBxtykYAuKbjvAxKMwIbVH?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"450\" height=\"488.9643463497453\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Chinese patient recently underwent a three-hour procedure with a team of surgeons to remove 30 inches of his bloated large intestines. 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