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Suggest Remedy For Accidental Swallowing Of Staples

I am a stupid adult who accidentally swallowed some staples. I had removed some staples from a pair of jeans and put the staples in a paper cup by the bathroom sink. Later in the evening, when I was getting ready for bed, I quickly took a big sip of water to swallow my BP med and probiotic. Afterwards poured out the remaining water and saw some of the staples. Not sure how many I swallowed.
Mon, 12 Jan 2015
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Hello there,

Do not call yourself stupid, everyone has off days in which one tends to have accidents. You require 2 x rays. One of the chest and one of the abdomen. To find out where exactly have the staples lodged themselves. There is a very good chance if the staples are small that you would have passed them out normally in your stool but still to be on the safer side I would recommend you go and get the xrays done. Do not be embarrassed because believe me as doctors we have seen things lot worse than staples in an xray.

hope this helps you,
Thank you for your query,
Dr Arun A
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Suggest Remedy For Accidental Swallowing Of Staples

Hello there, Do not call yourself stupid, everyone has off days in which one tends to have accidents. You require 2 x rays. One of the chest and one of the abdomen. To find out where exactly have the staples lodged themselves. There is a very good chance if the staples are small that you would have passed them out normally in your stool but still to be on the safer side I would recommend you go and get the xrays done. Do not be embarrassed because believe me as doctors we have seen things lot worse than staples in an xray. hope this helps you, Thank you for your query, Dr Arun A