Healthline website says:
What are the causes of gastrointestinal perforation?
Illnesses can cause GP, including:
appendicitis, which is more common among older persons
diverticulitis, which is a digestive disease
a stomach ulcer
gallstones
gallbladder infection
inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, which is less common
inflamed Meckel’s diverticulum, which is a congenital abnormality of the small intestine that’s similar to the appendix
cancer in the gastrointestinal tract
The condition may also be due to:
blunt trauma to the abdomen
a knife or gunshot wound to the abdomen
abdominal surgery
stomach ulcers due to taking aspirin, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and steroids (more common in older adults)
ingestion of foreign objects or caustic substances
Nothing about raisin stones, unless they count as "foreign objects"?
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