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post #1 of 21
7/19/03 at 6:05pm
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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 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!!!
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post #2 of 21
7/19/03 at 6:12pm
I am sorry to laugh Jan. I am not sure how fast things move through the system..maybe give it 24 hours?
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post #3 of 21
7/19/03 at 7:19pm
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
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post #4 of 21
7/19/03 at 7:29pm
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/healthrefe...?category=5456
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post #5 of 21
7/19/03 at 7:38pm
wow elaine cool advice thanks ill have to save that site to my favorites
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post #6 of 21
7/19/03 at 8:27pm
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Thank you Elaine!! Wonderful scary information!!

I will be poop picking for the next 48 hours. Pray for a zinc mine!!
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post #7 of 21
7/19/03 at 8:34pm
im praying for you to find that zinc let us know when u find it
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post #8 of 21
7/19/03 at 8:52pm
I hope it passes soon Jan! I had no idea it could be so dangerous!!
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post #9 of 21
7/19/03 at 9:45pm
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!
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post #10 of 21
7/19/03 at 11:19pm
Wow elaine that is great advice
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post #11 of 21
8/4/03 at 2:45am
great advice elaine glad u put it there
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post #12 of 21
11/30/03 at 11:41pm
sooooooooo... no one ever said what ended up happening with the penny.
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post #13 of 21
12/1/03 at 12:19am
That is great advice Elaine.Iw ill have to remember that one
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post #14 of 21
12/1/03 at 12:49am
Good luck! I hope that it comes out soon!
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post #15 of 21
12/1/03 at 1:28am
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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...
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post #16 of 21
12/1/03 at 1:31am
I am glad that you didn't keep him!LOL!
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post #17 of 21
12/1/03 at 6:05am
When I was little, I believed if I swallowed money it would multiply in my tummy. I'm glad Trey is alright.
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post #18 of 21
12/1/03 at 10:55am
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So Grace how much are you worth?
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post #19 of 21
12/1/03 at 11:55am
about 50 cents.
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post #20 of 21
12/1/03 at 12:31pm
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post #21 of 21
12/1/03 at 3:14pm
Wow that must have been Scary-

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