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Swallowed 6 Inch Qtip. ER Doc Said It Should Pass
Question: swallowed 6 inch qtip. ER doc said it should pass without issue. qtip was plastic does this seem correct?
Brief Answer:
Yes he is correct.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I'm Dr. Kumar Ramesh, thanks for using 'Ask A Doctor' service.
I've checked your query in detail.
See anything ingested by mouth takes a minimum of 72 hours to come out through the anus.
If the plastic piece was not sharp and was blunt there is no need to worry. It would come out of intestines with stools. Eat a large amount of psyllium husk (Ispaghula husk). It's a natural product. It imbibes lots of water swells up and form the bulk of stools. This bulk formed pushes anything unwanted in intestines smoothly outside the body with stools.
The only thing you need to watch is any sort of bleeding. In case if you observe fresh blood on your stools you need to be alarmed otherwise just take bulk-forming agent psyllium husk 10 gram four times a day.
Drink plenty of water to help it swell up and keep a watch on your stools for the next 72 hours.
Don't worry unless it bleeds or causes pain it's nothing significant.
Hope I answered your query.
Follow-ups are welcome.
Yes he is correct.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I'm Dr. Kumar Ramesh, thanks for using 'Ask A Doctor' service.
I've checked your query in detail.
See anything ingested by mouth takes a minimum of 72 hours to come out through the anus.
If the plastic piece was not sharp and was blunt there is no need to worry. It would come out of intestines with stools. Eat a large amount of psyllium husk (Ispaghula husk). It's a natural product. It imbibes lots of water swells up and form the bulk of stools. This bulk formed pushes anything unwanted in intestines smoothly outside the body with stools.
The only thing you need to watch is any sort of bleeding. In case if you observe fresh blood on your stools you need to be alarmed otherwise just take bulk-forming agent psyllium husk 10 gram four times a day.
Drink plenty of water to help it swell up and keep a watch on your stools for the next 72 hours.
Don't worry unless it bleeds or causes pain it's nothing significant.
Hope I answered your query.
Follow-ups are welcome.
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