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Swallowed a prune pit how does it go through the system
A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Dustin Colegroveanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Severe allergic: reaction, stop taking propranolol and stop drinking prune juice.
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3.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jay Parkanswered
Pediatrics 52 years experience
24-36 hours: Amazingly, children pass most of the foreign bodies uneventfully.
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Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
2-4 days: If this follows the normal pattern it should pass in 2-4 days.Some kids with slower motility would take longer.
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2.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 50-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Exposure unlikely: If swallowed accidentally & not chewed, it will likely pass through your system mostly undigested within 3-4 days. The coatings of the pit are pro... Read More
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650 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 32-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mary Gealowanswered
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Wait 1 week : If the button is wooden, not metallic, it will not show up on an X-ray. If she is breathing and swallowing liquids and solids normally, you do not nee... Read More
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7 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 39-year-old female asked:
Dr. Rebecca Gliksmananswered
Internal Medicine 40 years experience
Chewing sweets: Yes , as you chew the sugar in the sweets is dissolved in saliva and is swallowed as we swallow our saliva. From the literature I read it does not a... Read More
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861 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ivelisse Rivera-Godreauanswered
Family Medicine 26 years experience
Watch for symptoms: When you swallow something that is small usually the body gets rid of it in your stools. However, if the object is significantly large it might cause... Read More
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3.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Wallaceanswered
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 49 years experience
Several days: Chewing gum is excreted from your bowels like any other food. Depending on your rate of excretion that could be 1 to 3 days. Chewing gum is not dige... Read More
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5.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jay Parkanswered
Pediatrics 52 years experience
Very low to nil: She will very likely pass the item in 24-36 hours.
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5.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 35 years experience
Should be pooped out: Teens or adults who accidentally swallow such objects usually just poop them out without problems. Fortunately, the pop-top pull-piece is generally at... Read More
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412 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Birendra Tandananswered
Urology 36 years experience
The small amount you swallowed should not. It is best either ask your friend to ease off the Percocet or do not swallow the semen
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Answered Mar 06, 2023
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