Patient's question:
Today, my child accidentally told me that while he was working odd jobs outside earlier, he mistakenly swallowed a one-yuan coin by himself at home. It's been at least four months now. What should we do now?Doctor's answer:
According to your description, most foreign objects entering the gastrointestinal tract can be expelled from the body through peristalsis. However, some may cause intestinal obstruction, intussusception, or gastrointestinal bleeding, requiring further examination and testing. It is recommended to avoid anxiety and tension. In this case, you should go to the hospital for an upright abdominal X-ray to check if the coin is still in the intestine. At the same time, you can eat more chives to promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, thereby accelerating the expulsion of the coin.