Accidentally swallowed a peach pit?

Accidents are very common in life. Some people accidentally swallow walnuts. In fact, walnuts are generally not digested in the human body, but will be excreted from the body along with food residues. In this case, you can eat more crude fiber foods appropriately, which can promote gastrointestinal motility and is very beneficial for excreting walnuts from the body. You can also drink some sesame oil, which has a bowel-moisturizing effect.

What should I do if my baby accidentally swallows a foreign object?

When you need medical attention

If your baby swallows a foreign object, immediately confirm what he has eaten. If choking occurs, help the baby spit it out immediately. If you cannot vomit out the food you have eaten and it blocks your trachea, causing suffocation or severe coughing, you need to go to the hospital for emergency treatment immediately. If you swallow something sharp, such as a thumbtack or pin, seek first aid immediately. If you drink liquids with strong acid or alkali, go to the hospital immediately.

What should I do if I accidentally swallow a foreign object?

1. Swallowing buttons

If it is a rubber button, it is difficult to detect it with X-ray. If the button reaches the stomach and intestines, it can also be excreted in the feces. Parents can pay attention to this point. If a button gets stuck in the trachea, it may cause breathing difficulties, so take your child to see a doctor immediately.

2. Swallowing a hairpin

Although the hairpin is long, if it passes smoothly through the intestines of a child, it will be excreted in the stool within a week. If a hairpin is swallowed and gets caught somewhere in the body, the child should be taken to the hospital for an X-ray to find out where the hairpin is.

3. Swallow peanuts

Peanuts are the most dangerous of all objects because their location cannot be detected by X-ray. If they get stuck in the trachea or bronchi, they will swell after absorbing water, blocking the airway and causing suffocation. Therefore, do not feed them to children casually.

4. Inadvertent medication

You already know the amount and time of the accidental ingestion of the medicine. If the effects of the medicine are not too serious, you can give your child some milk or reduce the amount of the medicine in the stomach.

5. Swallowing poison

If the poison is accidentally ingested, it is not a big problem if the child can vomit it. However, some poisons containing strong acids and alkalis cannot be induced to vomit, because vomiting may cause rotting of the throat and esophagus.

Places in the body where foreign objects are most likely to get stuck:

1. Trachea and larynx

When the trachea is blocked, young children are prone to wheezing. In severe cases, aspiration pneumonia may occur and they should be sought medical attention immediately.

2. Esophagus (the narrow part of the upper esophagus or the cardia where the lower esophagus enters the stomach)

When a foreign body is stuck in the esophagus, first aid should be used to help the child cough it out. If it persists in the esophagus or is a toxic substance such as a disc battery, the foreign body should be removed with an endoscope as soon as possible.

3. Stomach and duodenum (especially the pylorus from the stomach outlet to the duodenum)

If the foreign body is relatively harmless, such as coins or buttons, and is already in the stomach, it can be observed for up to 4 weeks. If it is stuck in the duodenum, it is generally recommended to observe for up to 2 weeks to see whether the foreign body will be expelled on its own. If there is still no movement, it can be removed with an endoscope.

4. Where the small intestine enters the large intestine

If the foreign body remains stuck in the small intestine, it must be removed surgically. If the foreign body has entered the large intestine and analysis shows that it is non-hazardous, it can be excreted with feces.

5. Rectum and anus

Foreign objects can be removed by digging.

The main measures to prevent children from having airway foreign bodies are:

① Do not feed peanuts, melon seeds, beans and foods with pits (such as dates, plums, oranges, etc.) to preschool children;

② Correct the bad habit of children putting small toys in their mouths to play with them in time, and try to avoid giving children small toys that may be inhaled into the airway;

③ Cultivate good habits of eating quietly in children. Children should be strictly prohibited from making noises, running and jumping while eating. Adults should also be careful not to scold or scare children, or make them laugh.