NHS doctors have spent more than £3million extracting items out of rectums over the past decade, experts say.
Scientists looked at NHS records and determined how many manual removal of foreign body (rectum) procedures were carried out in NHS hospitals from 2010 to 2019.
The doctors had to remove 3500 objects.
And the team claimed the trend — costing the NHS roughly £340,000 a year — is becoming more of a problem.
Today’s critics argued that taxpayers will be uncomfortable with the rising cost and number of accidents.
Researchers found that the rate of objects being removed from rectums was increasing, with men particularly affected.
In the last year, 518 foreign objects were removed compared with 2010/11.
Most people will place objects in their rectum to get sexual pleasure.
It is partially due to the high number of nerves within the anus, which makes it sensitive. Men can also simulate the prostate (an erogenous component of the male reproductive systems).
Indirect stimulation of parts of the vagina can be done by women.
According to Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust doctors, the report did not identify what Brits had done with their objects.
MailOnline reported that over time, people used toothbrushes as well as aerosol cans. Toy figurines were also mentioned.
According to the researchers, internet porn has been on the rise. Access to sex toys may have influenced the increase in cases and encouraged people to attempt the practice.
The researchers, led by Swati Bhasin, worked out the average anal extraction costs almost £850 per object.
People in their 20s and early 50s are more likely to find an object in their rectum.
The price includes the cost of the procedure as well as the time and costs of staffing the hospital.
The vast majority of cases were involving men, with 85 percent of them being male.
The Royal College of Surgeons of England Annas report shows that over-60s made up about 1 in 6 of total cases.
The majority of foreign objects could be eliminated with anaesthesia within 24 hours. Only a few patients required hospitalizations that lasted more than one day.
Researchers argued that although the research was costly, it still used valuable NHS resources.
The authors also noted that their numbers may not be accurate as they don’t include any data from private hospitals.
MailOnline was told by John O’Connell (chief executive at TaxPayers’ Alliance), that accidents do happen.
“But taxpayers won’t be content with the increasing cost of these procedures,” he said.
RCS spokeswoman said that surgeons are the intended audience for the Annals. The purpose of the article was to educate them about rarer procedures they might have to perform in their daily work.
There are many risks involved in inserting objects into a rectum (also known as anal playing).
They can get stuck items, and they could also perforate your bowel, which can lead to serious complications. Material from your digestive tract may spill out into the rest of the body, leading to an infection.
According to the NHS, anyone who is interested in anal play should do it safely and keep an object at a level that prevents it from becoming lost.