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I may have, not certain,swallowed a very small amount of plastic, it was not heated, from a tv dinner?
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Not to worry: While I don't recommend swallowing plastic, our bodies can not digest plastic, so it should harmlessly pass out of your body in your stools. It is possible a large amount could create problems by producing an obstruction, but I can't imagine a very small amount causing any trouble...
Answered 4/1/2018
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