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Jannie
07-19-2003, 05:05 PM
Ate a penny????

I think he ate it this morning. He usually goes and gets a kick out of dropping it in the bank. I let him go do it and all of a sudden he was choking and :barf: a little but I have a feeling it went down.

I just have to check poop right? How long before I start to worry? He did poop once since then but I thought that was too soon so I didn't check it. Should I?

I think When I was little I did the same. I feel like such an idiot right now!!!
Meagan
07-19-2003, 05:12 PM
:lol: I am sorry to laugh Jan. I am not sure how fast things move through the system..maybe give it 24 hours?
Tracey
07-19-2003, 06:19 PM
i say 24 hours also i did the same as a baby too i think we all swallow something we should'nt at least once in our lifetime
Elaine
07-19-2003, 06:29 PM
Small coins are one of the most common items children swallow. Although most pennies will pass quickly through your child's system, they can be dangerous if they become lodged. Pennies minted after 1982 are made almost entirely of zinc. When these coins are exposed to stomach acid, they begin corroding almost immediately. A Duke University study showed the combined mixture of zinc and stomach acid creates a solution as corrosive as car battery acid. Lodged pennies can cause severe ulceration of the stomach.

If your child swallows a penny, wait 1 or 2 days to see if it passes through his or her system. If the coin doesn't appear in your child's stools or if your child has stomach pain or vomits, take him or her to the emergency room.

Health Information Provided by MayoClinic.com
http://www.ohiohealth.com/healthreference/reference/21E26C23-D81B-4F6D-8EDF6CF05FB2E8BC.htm?category=5456
Tracey
07-19-2003, 06:38 PM
wow elaine cool advice thanks ill have to save that site to my favorites :tup:
Jannie
07-19-2003, 07:27 PM
Thank you Elaine!! Wonderful scary information!!

I will be poop picking for the next 48 hours. Pray for a zinc mine!!
Tracey
07-19-2003, 07:34 PM
im praying for you to find that zinc let us know when u find it :hugs:
Meagan
07-19-2003, 07:52 PM
:hug: I hope it passes soon Jan! I had no idea it could be so dangerous!!
Shari
07-19-2003, 08:45 PM
:hug: Jan - I wouldn't have had any idea what to do if ds swallowed a penny either!!
Good luck with the poop searching! (I can't believe I just wrote that!!)

Elaine - great article! I never would have found that! :tup:
Liz&NicksMom
07-19-2003, 10:19 PM
Wow elaine that is great advice
sazju27
08-04-2003, 01:45 AM
great advice elaine glad u put it there
AndreaB
11-30-2003, 09:41 PM
sooooooooo... no one ever said what ended up happening with the penny.
Liz&NicksMom
11-30-2003, 10:19 PM
That is great advice Elaine.Iw ill have to remember that one
KJBBDOLL
11-30-2003, 10:49 PM
Good luck! I hope that it comes out soon!
Jannie
11-30-2003, 11:28 PM
Sorry Spungy, Abe Lincoln did finally come out like 3 or four days later...

Passed on its own. I did notice it was after the date Elaine said but he was fine. Didn't keep Abe either/he went in the garbage...
KJBBDOLL
11-30-2003, 11:31 PM
:lol: I am glad that you didn't keep him!LOL!
Grace
12-01-2003, 04:05 AM
When I was little, I believed if I swallowed money it would multiply in my tummy. :buck: I'm glad Trey is alright.
Jannie
12-01-2003, 08:55 AM
So Grace how much are you worth?
Grace
12-01-2003, 09:55 AM
about 50 cents. :lol:
Jannie
12-01-2003, 10:31 AM
:roll2:
Dina
12-01-2003, 01:14 PM
Wow that must have been Scary-

Thanks Elaine for the response post, I am going to save that one