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Crohn's disease patient in fact had Heinz sauce sachet perforating intestine | Crohn's disease patient in fact had Heinz sauce sachet perforating intestine |
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A woman thought she was suffering from a serious bowel disease for six years before doctors discovered some Heinz packaging piercing the wall of her intestine. | A woman thought she was suffering from a serious bowel disease for six years before doctors discovered some Heinz packaging piercing the wall of her intestine. |
The 41-year-old patient had bouts of acute abdominal pain and bloating lasting up to three days, prompting doctors to diagnose her symptoms as Crohn’s disease. | The 41-year-old patient had bouts of acute abdominal pain and bloating lasting up to three days, prompting doctors to diagnose her symptoms as Crohn’s disease. |
Doctors at Heatherwood and Wexham Park hospital in Slough eventually decided surgery was the only option when the patient failed to respond to standard treatment, a case study in the British Medical Journal said. | Doctors at Heatherwood and Wexham Park hospital in Slough eventually decided surgery was the only option when the patient failed to respond to standard treatment, a case study in the British Medical Journal said. |
But keyhole surgery found an inflamed mass in the small intestine, revealing two pieces of plastic packaging bearing the Heinz branding. | But keyhole surgery found an inflamed mass in the small intestine, revealing two pieces of plastic packaging bearing the Heinz branding. |
The plastic appeared to come from a sachet of sauce. | The plastic appeared to come from a sachet of sauce. |
Once the packaging was removed the patient’s symptoms went almost immediately and she was still symptom-free five months after surgery. | Once the packaging was removed the patient’s symptoms went almost immediately and she was still symptom-free five months after surgery. |
She had no memory of consuming a meal involving the product found perforating the wall of her gut. | She had no memory of consuming a meal involving the product found perforating the wall of her gut. |
Doctors said it was the first case of ingested plastic packaging mimicking the symptoms of Crohn’s disease. | Doctors said it was the first case of ingested plastic packaging mimicking the symptoms of Crohn’s disease. |
“It is important to consider alternative surgical diagnoses in patients with presumed Crohn’s disease unresponsive to standard treatment,” the report said. | “It is important to consider alternative surgical diagnoses in patients with presumed Crohn’s disease unresponsive to standard treatment,” the report said. |
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