​Your Child Has Swallowed A Foreign Body

Most foreign bodies will pass down the intestines without much difficulty.

Consult your doctor when the following occurs:

• Ingestion of disc/button battery
• Ingestion of sharp pointed objects
• Difficulty in swallowing saliva and food, or refusal to take food/feeds
• Drooling of saliva
• If there is throat pain and it lasts more than 24 hours
• Chest pain
• Abdominal pain
• Vomiting, especially if there is blood

Always keep your ENT appointment.