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Is Accidental Swallowing Of Thyroid Tablet By A Toddler Harmful?

My son (age 2) was running around.. a 1/4 pill of my husbands thyroid medication fell onto the floor and he picked it up and swallowed it. My husband takes Nature-Throid 130mg tablet. Is there any cause for concern with the amount my 2 year old ingested? weight...28 # s
Wed, 17 Aug 2016
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Nature thyroid is natural preparations derived from porcine thyroid glands. It contains desiccated (dried) thyroid which is a combination of hormones that are normally produced by your thyroid gland to regulate the body's energy and metabolism. If taken orally, its absorption is 48 to 79 percent. Deiodination of levothyroxine (T4) occurs at a number of sites, including liver, kidney, and other tissues. Since thyroid hormone occurs naturally in the body, almost anyone can take desiccated thyroid. Desiccated thyroid is not expected to be harmful to your son as the dose is very low. So don’t worry and take care in future. However if any signs of toxicity such as fast or irregular heart rate, hot flashes, sweating, sleep problems (insomnia), vomiting, diarrhea, and appetite changes, occurs then go hospital for further treatment. If no symtoms of toxicity occurs then there is no need to worry.
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Is Accidental Swallowing Of Thyroid Tablet By A Toddler Harmful?

Nature thyroid is natural preparations derived from porcine thyroid glands. It contains desiccated (dried) thyroid which is a combination of hormones that are normally produced by your thyroid gland to regulate the body s energy and metabolism. If taken orally, its absorption is 48 to 79 percent. Deiodination of levothyroxine (T4) occurs at a number of sites, including liver, kidney, and other tissues. Since thyroid hormone occurs naturally in the body, almost anyone can take desiccated thyroid. Desiccated thyroid is not expected to be harmful to your son as the dose is very low. So don’t worry and take care in future. However if any signs of toxicity such as fast or irregular heart rate, hot flashes, sweating, sleep problems (insomnia), vomiting, diarrhea, and appetite changes, occurs then go hospital for further treatment. If no symtoms of toxicity occurs then there is no need to worry. Thanks