Schizophrenia Forces Him To Death

Schizophrenia Forces Him To Death

The incident dates back to 28th Nov 2011, when doctors in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh removed 431 coins, 196 pellets along with 17 small bolts from the stomach of a young farmer who had been eating the metal objects for at least the preceding nine months. Regrettable that the young man Kamleshwar Singh experienced death notwithstanding that doctors had removed the objects. Singh had arrived at the hospital complaining of abdominal pains, following x-ray investigation doctors discovered numerous objects in his stomach in spite of that it wasn't until they operated on him that they realised how much was actually in his stomach. In totality doctors removed thirteen pounds of metal which included 431 coins, 196 pellets along with 17 small bolts.

Further to say, Bhojram Dewangan, Director of Shreesti Institute of Medical Science and Research Centre, where Mr Singh was treated expressed that the patient had been consuming small iron objects for the preceding nine months. He visited them complaining of unbearable abdominal pain. Subsequent to sonography as well as X- ray tests the doctors furthered out the major surgery. Dr Yadav, who led the team that operated upon Mr Singh,expressed saying that all the iron objects were lying at the base of his stomach. When they commenced the surgery, they were in an impression that they would find a few items.

On the contrary, as they furthered, they were dazed to find such a huge number of coins and pellets had passed into his intestines. Indication of chronic ulceration were prominent in the stomach. Doctors believe that Mr Singh suffered from schizophrenia nevertheless his family and friends were not aware of his eating habits. Mr Singh's wife expressed that her husband complained of frequent stomach ache along with spent sleepless nights in the past four weeks. Yet he kept them in the dark about swallowing iron objects. He stopped going to the field recalling weakness and was in great difficulty to have his regular meals. Doctors also believed that the young man also suffered from additional psychiatric problems which gave him an appetite for non-nutritional foreign objects as well as schizophrenia.

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizophreniahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizophrenia) 

The incident may be an old one yet the fact remains prominent that everything in our daily life is associated with brain, if it stops working otherwise may be functioning indifferently, we may have to land into death, a real painful death!

(AW:Samrat Biswas)