Can you swallow something and have it stay stuck in your stomach or intestines?!


Question: Can you swallow something and have it stay stuck in your stomach or intestines!?
If you swallow a piece of glass can it stay stuck in your stomach or intestines or will it always be pushed out by your system!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


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No it often is not pushed out!. Sometimes, it gets stuck in your throat, your stomach or your intestines and they have to do a scope and go down there and get it out!. If it is glass and you are sure this is what it is, I would be talking with my doctor about this and they can do an x-ray to see if any foreign body is present in any of these areas!. If it is, then a scope is needed to get it out!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Depends, if it's hollow like a cylinder and stuff can flow through it, plus it's bigger than the intestines, I'd say yes!.
Also, gum gets flushed out of your system within a day I think, so there's a possibility that anything can get flushed out too, but I've heard of people swallowing metal Jacks, and have to get it pumped out or removed!.
I sure hope you didn't swallow it and are just someone who's curious, because I say get to the doctor if you did, don't even think about it if you didn't!.

I've been looking at other's answers (This is just an edit), and I say worry anyways, even if it turns out there's no harm done, it might be good to check!. If I swallowed glass, I'd ignore all the "It will get pushed through" answers and check!. Now I'm rambling and will stop typing!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Umm, I don't know for certainty what the glass will do, but YES, something can be lodged in your stomach or intestines!. My friend works at a gastrointestinal doctor's office and a psychotic lady had this crazy habit of swallowing batteries!. Like AA batteries!. They did an x-ray or a scope and found 5 batteries just chillin' in her lower intestines!!!! Objects can definately hang around for awhile if they want!. Glass can be fatal on many levels if ingested!Www@Answer-Health@Com

lol gum does NOT stay in your system!. I thought that for the longest time and then finally looked it up!. Anything that can dissolve will dissolve in your stomach or throughout because of the stomach acid!. Anything that can't dissolve will pass because it will be pushed through!.

Although it is very possible!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

1!. Gum will not stay in your system, it's simply a myth!. Anything dull-ish, whether it be gum or a penny will come out!. (Obviously there are exceptions)

2!. In the case of glass, its more difficult to determine!. There's a chance that it could lodge itself into the tissue, otherwise, it will come out!.

I hope this isn't a "personal interest" question!. That would suck!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

glass especially can get stuck!! go to the doctor! if it cuts a hole in ur stomach that is very bad! id a 5 year old can swallow two magnets and have them pinch his stomach and intestines together then an older person can definitely have trouble when swallowing glass!!!

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Yes you can!.!.!.depending on how big or sharp the item is!.!.!.if it is a rather large item such as a very large wad of gum, then it could stay in your stomach for weeks or months, something sharp could penetrate your walls on your intestines or stomachWww@Answer-Health@Com

Glass, no matter how small it is, it will cut you inside, people sometimes give small pieces of small glass crushed in meat to dogs to kill them!. In a Third World country by the way!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

I would not want to risk swallowing glass!. It can do too much damage even being pushed thru the system!. If you have swallowed glass!.!.!. go to the ER or your doctor immediately!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

depends on how big the glass is!. you will probably have stomach pains or constipation after a few days!. Visit a doctor please !.Www@Answer-Health@Com

i would say if it flows through the right tract then no because your stomach produces hydrochloric acid that will most likely dissolve it but i would go to the doctor to make sure!.!.!.better safe than sorryWww@Answer-Health@Com

Usually not, if I were you I would go to the local ER if I swallowed glass!. It really depends on the size too!. So in this case, yes, size does matter! lolWww@Answer-Health@Com

you sure can,, its called a bowel obstruction and can be very painful even deadly!.!. that's why parents freak out when there babies put small toys and such in there mouths!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

It really depends on how big the thing you swallowed is!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

MAYBEWww@Answer-Health@Com

depends wat it is, like gum stays in your system so i've heardWww@Answer-Health@Com

i dont think thats possibleWww@Answer-Health@Com

all depends on sizeWww@Answer-Health@Com





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