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I swallowed a bobby pin and i have pains what should i do?
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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.
Answered 5/12/2018
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