What happens if you swallow a coin?

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asked Jan 28, 2020 in Other- Health by getgerl (330 points)
What happens if you swallow a coin?

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answered Feb 1, 2020 by linda (29,790 points)
If you or a child happens to swallow a coin and it gets down into the stomach without an issue of choking then eventually the coin would pass through your bowels.

My son has swallowed a penny when he was 3 years old and I called his doctor to ask what I should do about it and the doctor said that as long as he wasn't choking that there wasn't much that anyone could do.

He said to just let the coin naturally pass through the bowels which it would do in a day or so when he pooped.

I did notice it come out in his poop when I changed his diaper so he did poop the penny out like the doctor said he would.

So if your child or yourself swallows a coin then it will just get moved into your intestines and get into your bowels once your stomach realizes it cannot digest it.

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