By Connor Boyd For Mailonline
Published: 18:36 BST, 14 May 2019 | Updated: 18:37 BST, 14 May 2019
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Stomach-churning footage has emerged showing surgeons removing more than 100 nails from a man's intestines.
Doctors said Bhola Shankar, from Bundi in Rajasthan state, India, was lucky to be alive after gobbling down the two-inch spikes.
At least 116 iron nails, which somehow did not pierce his stomach, were recovered from the 43-year-old's body.
While he was in the hospital, doctors discovered the man had also been eating other pieces of metal including wires – but could not explain how they ended up inside his body.
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Surgeons had to remove more than 100 nails from a man's intestines after an X-ray (pictured) revealed the his unusual habit in Rajasthan, India
At least 116 iron nails measuring around two-and-a-half inches long, which miraculously did not pierce his stomach, were recovered from the 43-year-old's body
He was brought into the Bundi government hospital and deemed psychologically unwell after an X-ray revealed his unusual habit.
The patient - who is thought to be schizophrenic - had reportedly kept it a secret from his family.
Dr Anil Saini, who led a team of doctors as they conducted the operation, said it was the first case of its kind in Rajasthan.
The team also shot a video of the operation, which showed nails being extracted from the intestine of the patient.
He also revealed the patient had been swallowing