Question 1

i swallowed a bobby pin, will i be okay?

Accepted Answer

EVAL: I would seek medical evaluation. Some objects pass easily through the digestive tract. The problem with a bobby pin is that it is elongated and narrow. Thus it could get caught up in  or puncture the GI tract.

Question 2

what would happen if i swallowed a aa battery?

Accepted Answer

Go to hospital: Battery can leak and cause significant internal damage.

Question 3

i swallowed a metal pen lid. what should i do?

Accepted Answer

Foreign body: In general when swallowing a foreign body such as a pen lid you can expect to pass the foreign object in your stool in 5-7 days. Check your stools daily Sometimes eating bread or food helps to pass the foreign body more rapidly

Question 4

what if i swallowed a lil piece of dried now glue?

Accepted Answer

: Nothing bad will happen- you will poo it out. But why do it at all? it is not meant to be taken by mouth

Question 5

i think i swallowed a spider. need advice on what to do?

Accepted Answer

Nothing: Your stomach acid will kill the bugger.

Question 6

my partial came off and i swallowed it. what should i do?

Accepted Answer

: Wow sorry to hear this. Is it a large partial? Have you passed it in your stool yet? These are all of the important issues and if it does not transit through your system you may  need to see doctor and get an x-ray etc.

Question 7

i swallowed a bobby pin and i have pains what should i do?

Accepted Answer

Bobby pin swallow: Your experience is not unusual, but deserves immediate attention! swallowed foreign bodies may lodge in the intestines, especially if there are abnormalities like diverticula. You need  radiographs to confirm 1) it's location, and 2) that it is moving, or 3) that you have passed it. Otherwise, there is a possibility of intestinal perforation, a very disastrous, but avoidable outcome.

Question 8

what must i do because i swallowed a small piece of cellotape?

Accepted Answer

: Relax. If you can drink fluids this material made it to your stomach and will likely pass in your poop in 2-4 days.

Question 9

i swallowed half of a lollipop. should i be worried and what will happen?

Accepted Answer

Lollipop: 
Any of the lollipop that is not broken down in your GI tract should be passed in your stool.

Question 10

i swallowed a small piece of glue and need to know if i will die from it.

Accepted Answer

Call Poison Control: Likely not, but depends on type, amount, when.  Call Poison Control now.  They will help guide you as to what to do.

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