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

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The woman had no memory of eating the plastic wrapping

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.

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