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What Are The Repercussions Of The Accidental Ingestion Of Broken Plastic Piece?
Question: I swallowed a small piece of plastic trying to get it out can still fill it in the throat broken gt2 sliver from cap very small how do I get it out the best
Brief Answer:
high fiber, a lot of fluids would help to get a bowel movement
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
Since it was swallowed, it would be in the stomach and getting ready to head towards the small then large intestines.
At this point, there is no way of bringing it back out via the mouth, it would be passed out in the stool since the intestines have no way of absorbing it.
Plastic cannot be absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract so you may see in in a bowel movement within a few days (by day 3).
In some cases, the foreign object may mixed into the feces so it may be difficult to specifically identify the piece of plastic
Using high fiber foods, may help you to have a bowel movement faster. This would include fruits, vegetables, cereals, brown rice/pasta, other whole grain foods (barley, oats etc).
Using enough fluids daily would also help as well
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
high fiber, a lot of fluids would help to get a bowel movement
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
Since it was swallowed, it would be in the stomach and getting ready to head towards the small then large intestines.
At this point, there is no way of bringing it back out via the mouth, it would be passed out in the stool since the intestines have no way of absorbing it.
Plastic cannot be absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract so you may see in in a bowel movement within a few days (by day 3).
In some cases, the foreign object may mixed into the feces so it may be difficult to specifically identify the piece of plastic
Using high fiber foods, may help you to have a bowel movement faster. This would include fruits, vegetables, cereals, brown rice/pasta, other whole grain foods (barley, oats etc).
Using enough fluids daily would also help as well
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
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