I hope you do not find this question hard to swallow.

[JonnyBoy12]

What is the largest single object a person has swallowed? I do not mean a sword, as you do not completely swallow that, but something that has stayed down. I suppose this would be in the case of drug mules, as they swallow capsules of drugs the size of plums.

I once swallowed a marble by mistake as a child. Can anyone here beat this record?

[sara3]

not personally, but I've seen an x-ray of someone who accidentally swallowed a toothbrush!!!

[ummmm]

I've seen x-rays of people who purposely swallowed a toothbrush....and batteries.

My sister once swallowed a whole spangle.....she got rushed to hospital...by the time we got there it had melted.

[sara3]

I swallowed an American 1 cent coin.

[annie0000]

I stuffed a pussy willow up my nose, does that count?

[sara3]

a tree, Annie?

[askyourgran]

I once swallowed a ball-bearing, I was terrified I would die I don't know if it eventually came out. All I could think of was Pinball Wizard,

I seem to remember somewhere that a man ate a car, I don't know how long it took

[annie0000]

no sara - just once of the furry things - it was stuck there for a couple of days as I was too scared to tell anyone what I had done - I eventually managed to sneeze it out :o)

[venator]

This guy ate an aeroplane - yes, really!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Lotito

Hope he had plenty of ketchup on it...

[venator]

Anyone on AB suffer from this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pica_(disorder)

I think McDonalds stuff qualifies (lol)

[saxy_jag]

I used to work in a residential home for adults with learning disabilities and one resident was known for taking just about anything into his mouth and attempting to swallow it - even his own fist!. He once swallowed half a slice of toast whole - nicked it from someone's plate and made it disappear in a few seconds.

On one occasion he had a bad cough that lingered for days. He was seen by the doctor and sent for an x-ray. Turned out he had a toy aeroplane, about 3" across, lodged in his throat.

[craft1948]

When the daughter was little she swallowed quite a few coins...................it was amazing how clean they were when they came out.

[askyourgran]

No trim, but every so often my eyes sort of flick up and down.

[boxtops]

I think drug mules swallow bigger than a plum, if you fill a condom full of stash it must be pretty large.....

[carlton23]

My mum used to chew pieces of coal when pregnant with me.

[AlBags]

My mates and I used to do a picked egg competition (whole)
Now they are tricky to swallow.