What happens if you inhale a small tic tac mint?!


Question: my daughter just told me that at school today [ shes 11] a friend gave her a tic tac, as she sucked it she breathed in , where is it now?, is it in her lungs?, will it come out?, thanks! xxxxxxxxx

i asked if she could have swollowed it, but she said it definately went in as she breathed,,, shes a bit worried now, help!


Answers: my daughter just told me that at school today [ shes 11] a friend gave her a tic tac, as she sucked it she breathed in , where is it now?, is it in her lungs?, will it come out?, thanks! xxxxxxxxx

i asked if she could have swollowed it, but she said it definately went in as she breathed,,, shes a bit worried now, help!

thats odd....
I think after a couple of hours it will be gone, if it disoved in your mouth in 5 minutes then it will have dissolved in her lng in the same amount of time dont you reckon. i doubt it could have gone in there but if it did it's long gone, her body ate it instead of her stomach. The human body is good at clearing out bad things from within.

I'm sure she swallowed it, otherwise she'd have some symptoms by now. Don't worry.

i agree with the other answers, i'm sure she is fine :) sometimes kids do the silliest stuff...just remember this will stick with her for the rest of her life...you can remind her of this incident on her wedding day...lol :)

If it were in her lungs you'd expect her to be coughing. Foreign bodies can cause pneumonia. Perhaps she did breathe it in but it went into her stomach - that's what I would hope happened.

the tic tac is way to big to go the opening that lets the air into your lungs..... when people choke on something it is because the flap gets pushed closed and then the person cant breath... now if she was under water or had water in her mouth then that could get aspirated into the lungs....

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Yes, it is possible that she inhaled it into her airway and it went into her lung. She may have coughed at first but may not have continued coughing. Watch for signs of infection (Pneumonia) such as coughing, shortness of breath or fever. Her lungs will not just "digest" this like the stomach. Any time a foreign body is in the lungs there is a chance of pneumonia. If she experiances any of these she should see a doctor. You might just call them anyway and get the doc's opinion.





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