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I accidentally swallowed a small piece of plastic (the end of a pen bit but not the nib) i swallowed it and can breathe fine but can feel it (no pain)?
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Do not worry: If you swallowed it, not inhaled it, there is no reason to worry. It will come out of the other end on its own.
Answered 8/27/2018
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