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I swallowed a 3cm golf tee, what's going to happen?
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need observation: If it passes through throat the narrowest part of GI tract it will pass through stool , but need observation by your physician as rarely may cause problems.
Answered 6/10/2014
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See GI specialist: A gastroenterologist may be able to remove it for you if it's stuck in your GI tract. If it's a plastic tee then it may show up on an x-ray.
Answered 2/24/2018
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