Surgeons find Heinz sachets in ‘Crohn’s disease’ patient’s gut
Woman who ingested sauce packets thought she had the serious bowel disorder for six years

British surgeons operating on a woman suspected of having severe Crohn’s disease discovered she actually had a tomato sauce sachet lodged in her intestine, it has been revealed.
“The procedure found an inflamed mass piercing the wall of her small intestine, which turned out to be two pieces of plastic packaging bearing the iconic Heinz branding,” Sky News reports.
The 41-year-old woman believed she had Crohn’s disease for six years before doctors performed the investigative keyhole surgery at Wexham Park Hospital, in Slough. The inflammatory bowel disorder mainly attacks the intestine and its exact cause is unknown, according to the BBB News website.
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The woman had no memory of eating the plastic wrapping, says the London Evening Standard.
Her symptoms disappeared almost instantly after the sachet pieces were removed, according to a newly published report in the British Medical Journal.
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