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My 3 Yo Swallowed a Penny
Asked by B.V. from Chicago
on February 14, 2009
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My daughter swallowed a penny last night. Has as anyone experienced this? Is there something you did to help it move along? and what happens if it does not pass in two...
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- Hi B....I had to respond...my son, who is almost 9, also swallowed a coin when he was younger. The dr. said do the poop check (we are campers so I only checked at hom...
- I did that as a kid. They didn't do anything about it. My parents checked the poop (nice, huh?), but I think it would just be easier to get an x-ray in a couple week...
- My now 26yo fed a quarter to her younger sister at a very young age and I too was nervous but lucky enough to have had my own personal nurse. If the doc told you 2 day...
Passing a Penny
Asked by B.H. from Nashville
on January 23, 2007
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My 20 month old swallowed a penny on Sunday, it's now Tuesday and she still hasn't passed it. Does anyone know how long it takes to usually pass a penny? She's eating ...
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- My daughter did the same thing and hers passed the next day. I would probably go ahead and take her to the doc just to be safe. Like previous moms have said, it can ...
- My 5 year old daughter did the same thing about 3 or 4 months ago. We gave her lots of fluids, more than she usually drank and waited patienly for it to pass. I think ...
- When a child swallows a penny, it can react with stomach acid to create a toxic mixture as corrosive as car battery acid, leading to severe stomach inflammation and ev...
Have Your Kids Ever Swallowed a Coin?
Asked by D.S. from Albuquerque
on October 4, 2009
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Hi Moms,
My 3-year old and 7-year old were playing with money yesterday (coins) and the 3-year old came and told my husband that she swallowed a quarter. (I wasn't...
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- When my oldest son was 5 years old, he swallowed a metal jack while he was playing Jacks. I FREAKED. I called the doctor and immediately they told me to check if he ...
- We have had that happen. We had x-rays taken to make sure the they told us to keep an eye on her poop to make sure is passes. It should pass in 24 hrs. If not check wi...
- When I was little I was in my room alone cleaning and put a penny in my mouth. It went to the back of my throat and tried to cough it out but couldnt then proceeded to...
My Daughter Swallowed a Magnetix Ball!
Asked by J.H. from Dallas
on April 8, 2008
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Anyone have a reassuring story of a swallowed object passing through without pain and complications???
My daughter swallowed a metal Magnetix ball yesterday and I t...
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- If they told you that I would believe them. My daughter, when she was about 2, chewed and swalled 2 or 3 lights from the string on the tree!!! I FREAKED. I called m...
- Sounds familiar. When my son was about 4 or 5 he swallowed a small key to a bank and about 2 days later it came out with no problems for him, the problem was for us h...
- At a year and a half old, my daughter swallowed a penny. She did pass it just fine, but there were complications with it being in her system. She was allergic to the ...
Child Swallowed Glow Stick
Asked by T.S. from San Francisco
on November 29, 2011
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OK, this was a total freak accident but my 5 yr old at a party at a campground clubhouse was playing with glow sticks, as were all the kids with the lights out when he...
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- Can the hospital put one of those small cameras down his throat to see if it is still in his stomach? I would be very concerned about it getting stuck in his intestine...
- When I read the first line I figured this si what would happen. I guess he will just have to pass it, but if after 7 days, You better take him back to your child's...
- How large was the glow stick? If it was small enough to swallow without choking then he "should" pass it but I'd be concerned about stomach and digestive acids eating ...
Toddler Swallowed a Coin
Asked by M.S. from New York
on September 14, 2010
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my 35 months old son just swallowed a coin (equivalent to a nickel) what should i do? worries me worst is that, the coin might went to his lungs, what are the signs th...
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- he would be choking if it went into his lungs.. he will poop it out in a few days.. you can call the dr. .. they will probably tell you the same.. good luck
- Don't worry! He will poop it out. If the thing went to his lungs he wouldn't survive a minute. D.
- hey myrn... i say if he's not tellin you he has pain, he most likely swallowed it and it's in his belly. just wait for it to pass through. my toddler did the same t...
My Son Swallowed a Coin!
Asked by C.D. from Washington DC
on February 7, 2008
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If anyone has a child who swallowed a coin or other foreign object, could you tell me how long it took for the child to pass it? My 22-month-old "ate" a quarter on Mon...
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- Now you should go buy the book "Curious George Goes to the Hospital" . . . It will mean a lot :)
- Saw something like that on Discovery Channel Health. Usually food takes about 2-3 days to fully digest. If you notice that your son begins weezing then you should se...
- I would call your pediatrician or your local hospital and ask them. I was told when I thought that my son swallowed a quarter, that it should appear in a couple of da...
18 Month Old Swallows a Penny,
Asked by R.D. from Richmond
on November 13, 2006
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ok well we recently moved to chesterfield & i haven't found a ped. yet so if any one has a good one that would be great. But my main issue is that my 18 month old swol...
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- Hi R., My son was almost 3 when he swallowed a penny. The doctor told me to take him to the ER for an x-ray to make sure it wasn't stuck or blocking anything. It ...
- If it makes you feel any better, my mom still has the penny I swallowed. It's taped to the inside of her jewelry box. I'm 51 years old now, and never had any kind of ...
- Well a penny would be close to the same color of his bowel movement so it could be very easy to miss if you were actually going through it with your fingers. more tha...
16 Mnth Old Son Swallowed a Pebble
Asked by D.G. from Los Angeles
on December 23, 2010
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My 16 month old swallowed a pebble ,I am so worried, he seems to be fine but I am not sure if I should take him to the hospital or just wait.he was chocking on it befo...
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- Call your pediatrician. I'm guessing it'll be a "let it pass through" situation, but better to talk to a professional. Wait on the hospital till you talk to your pedi...
- I'm sure you ARE worried. Little kids! I would call the pediatrician's office in the morning and run it by them. If you can describe the approximate size, that will...
- THE first of many foreign things in your kid's tummy. My guess - it will come out tomorrow. I wouldn't worry. My son has eaten so much stuff (some I've not even kno...
My Daughter Swallowed Coin and I Never Found It
Asked by L.B. from Minneapolis
on August 26, 2010
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On Sunday night my 2 year old swallowed a penny. I am 100% certain of this as I watched her do it and couldnt get to her fast enough. I called the nurse line and she...
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- hi...there please just watch for signs my son was 2 when he swallowed a penny and they did a x-ray and missed it because it was turned and almost in his air way thankg...
- My daughter popped something in her mouth about the same age. She got into my jewelry box so when i noticed she put something into her mouth i immeditatly grabbed her ...
- I am an xray tech and you can not miss a penny or other coin in the bowels of a 2 year old on an xray. If they say it isn't in there, then it isn't. Either she didn'...
