The woman reportedly screamed out in pain as she was being taken out of the machine.

An anonymous medical provider reported the strange incident to the Food and Drug Administration in April 2023, though it’s received renewed media attention this week. The 22-year-old woman reportedly screamed out in pain as she was pulled out of the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine following a scan, which then prompted her delayed admission of having had a “butt plug” inserted.

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    Yeah metallic butt plug when you know you’re having an MRI? People are incredibly stupid

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    Call me crazy but maybe these MRI clinics should have walk thru metal detectors installed. Schools have them now, why wouldn’t they?

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    This is a new article, but a previous incident was they thought it was 100% silicone from the package.

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      Yeah easy mistake to make then, I always make sure to have my silicone butt plug in on days where I’m going for an MRI for this exact reason.

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    well people don’t always get MRIs when they’re at their best, mentally

    hope she’s all right with no lasting damage

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    I am all for kinky shit but if i have something serious like an MRI scan, the last thing i have on my mind is something up my ass 😐

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    There is a reason why the request “remove all metal items you may have on you” is done before starting the exam.

    I’ve seen people with old teeth fillings being rejected because the machine can pull it straight out of your mouth.

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      I’ve seen people with old teeth fillings being rejected because the machine can pull it straight out of your mouth.

      Yikes! So, like, what if an MRI is medically necessary for those people? Do they have to schedule a dental appointment first to remove/replace those fillings? Genuinely curious now that you’ve mentioned that because fillings were not something I ever thought about with regard to MRI safety.

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        Remember those black filling pastes dentists used to use? Some had metal in it. Modern ones are safe, as those materials were phased out, deemed unsafe. Most stable countries have done this but in some parts of the world it is still possible to have those older fillings in use.

        And, yes, I’ve seen people strongly avised to have their cavities reviewed before undergoing MRI exams. The metalic filling are, according to what I was explained, dangerous by two different reasons: the filling can be physically pulled from the teeth, causing severe trauma, but the metal can heat up inside the mouth and cause severe burns.

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        Silver is not supposed to react to magnetic fields.

        From personal examples, I can cite my father and two uncles, all of which had to check their teeth before undergoing MRIs.

        Professionally, I worked in a medical engineering company for thee years and it was one of the most stressed safety points I would hear, when the engineers delivered these machines.

        Better safe than sorry.

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      Depends on the metal that was inside. If it is ferromagnetic then you get fucked. If not, it is something like brass and you have your own private multi kilowatt heater.

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    Serious question: are butt plugs ever prescribed to elderly folks with incontinence?

    I’d much rather wear a butt plug then a diaper.

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      No you don’t. Prolonged dilation damages your sphincter and makes the problem significantly worse. And since that’s the same muscle that also controls you peeing, you’ll get urinary incontinence too. Overall a bad idea. For these reasons you should never use a plug for long (less than 2 hours) and not too often. There are kegel exercises that help prevent damages that should be done when doing anything anal in general