There was a case report of a patient with silicone implants, I think they were calf implants, who coughed up silicone. I find it hard to believe but I know one of the authors (James SE, Tarr G, Butterworth MS, et al. Silicone in the sputum after rupture of a calf implant. J R Soc Med 2001;94:133-134.). The silicone can migrate, but it usually migrates locally in the breast tissue and sometimes to the lymph nodes. I find it hard to imagine how the silicone could migrate to your bowel, but it would be worth investigating. I recommend that you see your doctor and see if you can get a stool specimen analysed to see if there is silicone that is the same as the silicone in your implant.
