Man Swallowed Nails, Batteries, Screws and Coins Because He Was Depressed

Everyone gets depressed at some point, but wallowing in depression is wrong as well as unhealthy – Well, there’s this Indian man, who swallowed coins, nails and pin, everytime he got depressed – When he arrived at a hospital in India complaining of a stomach ache, unknown to the doctors, they thought it might be a case of food poisoning or an ulcer…

They were shocked to find the man had actually swallowed hundreds of coins and nails – And all these lasted over a three year period, when Rajpal Singh, 34, swallowed 140 coins, 150 nails and a handful of nuts, bolts, batteries, screws and magnets.
Mr Singh, a farmer from Bathinda in India’s western state of Punjab, said his bizarre habit began after he fell into a depression, and eating metal objects brought him comfort – He said:

‘Due to family problems I had slipped into depression and got hooked onto this weird habit.
‘Doctors have told me those sharp objects would have punctured my intestine and I would have eventually died.
‘I feel much more relaxed now. I am never going to do this again.’

Mr Singh claims he didn’t realise his stomach pain was due to his habit of eating metal objects – He went to many medical centres in Punjab complaining of a painful ache in his abdomen, but no doctors could diagnose the problem – Finally, Dr Gagandeep Goyal, a gastroentologist at a local hospital, carried out an X-ray and revealed the mass of metal deep in Mr Singh’s stomach – He has since carried out more than 240 endoscopy procedures to remove the objects, Daily Mail UK reports.
Mr Singh says he feels calmer now and will not swallow metal objects again.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!