A member asked:

Made stuffed chicken tonight and used toothpicks and fed it to my child. i tried to make sure i took all the toothpicks out but now im having anxiety if whether or not he could have swallowed a piece of toothpick or if i forgot to take them all out?

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It is unlikely this would cause any problem, even if he did swallow a piece. We have experience with kids eating everything from screws to bugs to whatever and they travel through the gut within a few days. If it was recent, feeding him some stewed okra or similar vegetable debris can form a congeal around any foreign material and assist its safe travel out.

Answered 1/25/2023

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