Medics at San Juan de Dios Hospital, Costa Rica, were shocked to find an 18-inch cassava root in the man’s anal cavity. The 55-year-old guy had carved the root into a phallic shape and used the cassava as a sex toy. The unnamed man inserted the 18-inch root (which had an estimated girth of more than three inches) in his anus. But one of the two condoms he used on the cassava broke inside him. So this put the man at risk of perforation his intestines and infection.
Surgeons spent more than an hour operating on the man, with the removal of the cassava. According to report, the man is currently in stable condition. By the way, cassava root, also known as yuca, is a starchy root which is common in South America, where is is used as a stable carb. The starch derived from the cassava is also known as tapioca, used all over the world as a thickening agent, in desserts such as tapioca pudding, and in the popular Asian ‘bubble tea’ drink.
