People Inhale the Darndest Things

Written by Pat's Papers | Tuesday, 31 August 2010 6:42 AM


Remember a few weeks ago when we told you about a man affectionately dubbed the Jolly Green Giant after a pea went down the wrong tube and sprouted in his lung? Well, USA Today that’s not even close to the strangest thing to be pulled out of the human body. Try dentures, a belly button ring and some batteries. The paper talks to an interventional pulmonologist who says beans, like peas, are especially dangerous because they can swell in the lungs’ moist environment.

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