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How To Remove The Coin Swallowed By A Child?
Sir my daughater about 1 year 8 months old sallows a c 50 ps coin past 4 days. We taken X-ray and taken advised from pedriatric doctor he told you have wait up to 1 weeek. any problem? already 5 days over the coin still not come in stool. Please give my some suggetions.
Thu, 3 Jul 2014
Put your child on solid diet (like banana/rice/halwa/isabgol husk mixed with milk and sugar) and keep on following the coin by x ray for its movement. If the coin doesn't come out in 3 days, still keep trying till pain or any other discomfort appears, in which case he might have to go for surgery.
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