Toddler Swallowed Plastic Marble

Take your child to the emergency room.

Toddler swallowed plastic marble.

Most swallowed objects pass through the body and out in a bowel movement without any medical intervention. In other instances the rock your child swallowed can cause problems and you ll need to be on the lookout for them. Rachel did that one a couple of years ago. We can check that off our been there done that list.

They will see if your child s intestines are blocked and they need to take it out. My then 5 year old swallowed the ball bearing from the mouse trap game. It s the size of a marble and who knows what metal it was made out of but it finally passed about 5 days later. Although from your description it seems that he may have swallowed the object d and it is likely that it will pass out of his system naturally do ring a amp e and have a chat with the medical officer on duty as there is a possibility that it may still be lodged in his oesophagus food pipe.

A swallowed object that blocks the airway is a true medical emergency. If the rock gets caught in his airway he might cough gag or wheeze. Many children swallow small objects that pass through their digestive system and are eliminated a few days later. We did get her x rayed and it had not gotten to the stomach yet but luckily a muscle relaxant opened the esophageal valve enough to get it down.

In the future keep anything that can fit inside a toilet paper tube away from him. If the person is not breathing call 911 for this medical emergency immediately. The most popular foreign object for children to swallow are coins. Otherwise your child will just have to pass out the marble.