A student teacher was bright red in the face when she was taken to hospital to have a sex toy removed.

Emma Phillips, a mother of one from Wallasey, Merseyside, was left with no choice but to undergo surgery after attempts to remove the still-buzzing vibrator from her bottom using a pair of TONGS failed.

Emma, ​​24, was in bed with her partner Lee Miller, 29, in the early hours of Saturday morning when the sex toy “disappeared”.

At first she thought Lee had hidden the vibrator under a pillow as a prank. It was only when Emma pressed on her stomach and felt a buzzing sound that she realized it had disappeared into her anus.

Emma has decided to make her incident public to warn others not to let shame stop them from seeking help if they find themselves in a similar predicament.

Accident: Emma had used the sex toy with her partner Lee (Caters)

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She: “We looked around the bed to see if it had fallen out.

“When I lay on my stomach, I felt it vibrating. It was stuck right at the bottom and at one point it was even trapped behind my hip.”

The passionate couple attempted to get the toy, which they bought for £28 as part of a sex aid package for couples, out using a series of mind-blowing DIY methods, but to no avail.

Emma added: “For a while, Lee suggested all sorts of wonderful options.

“He tried the handle of a kitchen fork, which we won’t be using anymore, and said he could feel it in one place, but it was too high up – that was it.

“He also tried using grill tines, but at a certain point – after an hour of trying – we knew we had to go to the hospital. We were both a bit shocked.”

After finally calling emergency services, Emma was taken to Wrexham Maelor Hospital in Wrexham, North Wales, where doctors concluded that surgery was the only option.

Advice: Emma said people shouldn’t be ashamed to seek medical help (Caters)

As she was being wheeled into the operating room, doctors told Emma that if they couldn’t remove it rectally, they would have to go through the intestine and take some out, which could mean she would have to spend at least six months with a colostomy bag.

Emma’s operation lasted just a minute and a half, during which a camera was inserted into her neck and the surgeon pressed on her stomach before manually pulling it out.

The doctors offered her the toy as a souvenir, but she refused.

Emma now wants to raise awareness and urge anyone who finds themselves in a similar situation to see a doctor.

Emma said: “We didn’t want to do anything because we were so embarrassed – it’s a big taboo – but we knew we needed help…

“It’s a big taboo, but actually it’s not a big deal.

“You hear of people getting seriously ill or even dying because they are too ashamed to accept help. I would hate for that to happen to someone.”

A spokesman for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Department said: “We always urge people to exercise extreme care and caution to avoid unfortunate or potentially dangerous consequences and to seek proper treatment if an accident does occur.”

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