Hospitals in London have removed hundreds of “foreign objects” from people’s bottoms, including Lego bricks, shampoo bottles and even a door handle.

The items were disclosed after more than 100 Freedom of Information (FOI) requests were sent by the Press Association to hospital trusts nationwide, requesting data on “rectal foreign bodies” from A&E and Urgent Care departments since 2022.

Medical staff at hospitals in Lewisham and Greenwich, south London, had to remove Lego bricks in balloons, beer and shampoo bottles, a toothbrush and a door handle from patients’ rectums.

Hospitals in the Birmingham area recorded multiple visits to remove items such as a phone and a coat hanger.

In Berkshire, hospitals removed a Nerf bullet, boiled egg, Coke can, potato and both a deodorant bottle and toilet brush handle in one go.

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