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Hey doctor , i swallowed a piece of sponge since i had 14 years old till now :( it's pica right ? i'm wondering if it will turn toxic in my digestive

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Dr. Martin Fried answered

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Not Pica/ sponge : You didn't crave to eat the sponge. So it is not pica. It was an accidental ingestion. Most ingestions like that pass out of the GI tract within a week. I would not expect any harmful effects from that ingestion.

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Answered 6/10/2014

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A member asked:

Hey doctor , i swallowed a piece of sponge since i had 14 years old till now :( it's pica right ? i'm wondering if it will turn toxic in my digestive

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Martin Fried answered

Dr Ali agreed

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