daughter swallowed a magnet
 

well my 4yo swallowed a magnet twice teh size of an M&M.

should i let it pass or go to the ER.

i think i should let her try to poo it out but if she cant poo go to the ER

Re: daughter swallowed a magnet
 

she will probably poo it out, just don't be feeding her metal

Re: daughter swallowed a magnet
 

was it just one magnet? if it was more than 1 they could get attracted to eachother while in her intestines and that would mean surgery. if it was just one, id say let her crap it out. i doubt the doctor would say anything different.

Re: daughter swallowed a magnet
 

check the poop to make sure it passes, if it doesn't take her in.

Re: daughter swallowed a magnet
 

it was just one (according to my 7yo)

i figure if i take her to the Dr. now they will just wait to see if she drops a deuce then make a decision so instead of waiting in the ER with piles of sick and drunk people
my plan is to wave a peice of steel in the shitter and she if any terds start swimming


i am def not gonna give her x-lax but is there any food that speeds up the digestive sytem??

Re: daughter swallowed a magnet
 

coffee speeds it up for me. also green leaf veggies.

Re: daughter swallowed a magnet
 

coffee and a 4 year old...... you wanna baby sit?? :S

Re: daughter swallowed a magnet
 

Hahaha, VRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!! :S

Let her ---- it. As long as she doesn't have any bionic limbs she should be alright. :l
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Re: daughter swallowed a magnet
 

if she has a pacemaker, it can be trouble :8

Re: daughter swallowed a magnet
 

it should go though her system within a day.

i'm a parent too, and there is no way i'd wait around though to see what happens. i don't know if an x-ray is safe with a magnet, but i'm sure it can't hurt to ask.

on a side note, if the 7 year old was present when the magnet was eaten, she'd be getting a tanned hide from dad for letting it happen.