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Swallowed a small screw
My kid had swallowed a small screw day before yesterday. On day-1 we had an x-ray as suggested by pediatrician. He had suggested stool softener. Day-1 & Day-2 he had passed stool and we examined couldn't find the screw. Day-3 early morning we had X-Ray and screw is not present inside. Is there a possibility that the object might move upwards? Can someone help us here. We are worried. He had freqent hickups yesterday.
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Wait and watch for a whole of 1week period. It should come in stools and hence watch stools carefully for screw n blood
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Object won't move upward so don't worry about it....
Give banana and cheese more....
Also watch for blood in stool...
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wait for 2 days more and examine stool each time...
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Dr. S. T. Pushpam
Pediatrician
16 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hi,
Objects don’t move upwards
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Wait for a week. Nothing to worry.
May be you would have missed the screw in the stool
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If baby is active, eating well and active, do not worry
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