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What Causes Diarrhea After Swallowing A Penny Coin?
Hi. My son (7) swallowed a penny on Wednesday night. I brought him to the er to get xray and they said the coin was progressing, watch for the coin, have another xray in 4-5 days. Since then he has had diarrhea so I cannot see anything in the bowl. He has an appointment with his doctor for next Tuesday. He doesn t have any other symptoms. My question is, is the diarrhea something to worry about or are we safe to wait another 4 days for his appointment?
Mon, 29 Jun 2015
HI...I don't think this is related to the coin ingestion. It seems your kid is having viral diarrhoea. Once it starts it will take 5-7 days to completely get better. Unless the kid's having low urine output or very dull or excessively sleepy or blood in motion or green bilious vomiting...you need not worry.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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