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What Are The Chances Of Internal Injury On Swallowing The Lip Ring?
Question: I swallowed my lip ring not the ball but the bar and tried making myself vomit it up. Looked through the vomit to make sure i brought it up but its not in there. Should I be worried it will tear my insides?
The bar is about 3cm in length. The part the ball goes onto is blunt and the part that is in my mouth is flat.
The bar is about 3cm in length. The part the ball goes onto is blunt and the part that is in my mouth is flat.
Brief Answer:
It won't tear anything. Gastroscopy should be done to remove it.
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Thank you for the query.
Such thing should get through digestive tract without any problems. It won't tear anything for sure. The only problem it may cause is to stuck in the small - large bowel connection and cause an obstruction.
So the most reasonable thing you may do right now is to visit ER, have abdominal X-ray and if it is still in the stomach, have it removed with gastroscopy.
If its the intestine, waiting until it will be excreted is your option.
Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.
It won't tear anything. Gastroscopy should be done to remove it.
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Thank you for the query.
Such thing should get through digestive tract without any problems. It won't tear anything for sure. The only problem it may cause is to stuck in the small - large bowel connection and cause an obstruction.
So the most reasonable thing you may do right now is to visit ER, have abdominal X-ray and if it is still in the stomach, have it removed with gastroscopy.
If its the intestine, waiting until it will be excreted is your option.
Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Ashwin Bhandari
Do I really need to go to the er? I read online that I will eliminate it through my bowels.
Brief Answer:
It can be eliminated with stool. But there is a risk of stuck.
Detailed Answer:
Most likely you will eliminate it with the stool. But there is a risk that it will stuck. You never know it. You have mentioned that this is 3 cm length. This is not a small thing for intestines.
Here are the options:
1. You stay at home and wait. It will get with the stool and everything will be fine (this is very probable)
2. You stay at home and wait. The thing stuck, and the surgery is necessary to remove it from the intestine.
3. You go to ER, have it removed with gastroscopy and the risk of surgery is 0%.
Regards.
It can be eliminated with stool. But there is a risk of stuck.
Detailed Answer:
Most likely you will eliminate it with the stool. But there is a risk that it will stuck. You never know it. You have mentioned that this is 3 cm length. This is not a small thing for intestines.
Here are the options:
1. You stay at home and wait. It will get with the stool and everything will be fine (this is very probable)
2. You stay at home and wait. The thing stuck, and the surgery is necessary to remove it from the intestine.
3. You go to ER, have it removed with gastroscopy and the risk of surgery is 0%.
Regards.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Ashwin Bhandari
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