Children are full of curiosity about the world, want to see everything, take it in their hands, touch it, even put it in their mouths to taste, and if they are not careful, "Gollum" will swallow into the small belly!
In our clinical work, we often receive some small babies who have eaten or suspected of eating "strange" things, and today we will talk to you about the foreign bodies of the digestive tract...
Foreign bodies in the upper gastrointestinal tract refer to various objects that are swallowed by mistake or deliberately swallowed into the digestive tract, can not be digested, and cannot pass through the duodenum in time, and are trapped in the esophagus, stomach and duodenum and cannot be excreted.
If the foreign body enters the small intestine, that is, into the lower gastrointestinal tract, the surgeon may be required to surgically treat the foreign body for the baby.
For babies who can't speak, how to judge that the baby has ingested a foreign body by mistake? Sometimes, parents can see that babies eat foreign bodies by mistake, but more often, it is the babies themselves who silently eat foreign bodies!
In general, oropharyngeal and esophageal foreign body babies will have salivation, refusal to eat, difficulty swallowing, nausea, sore throat, vomiting and other manifestations. The performance of the stomach and duodenum is generally not obvious, and vomiting and abdominal pain may occur. Therefore, once the above situation occurs, you need to be vigilant about the occurrence of foreign bodies in the digestive tract, please take your baby to the doctor in time.
The danger of different digestive tract foreign bodies to the baby is not the same: the coin is relatively less harmful to the baby, and there are several types of foreign bodies that must be paid great attention to, including sharp foreign bodies (needles, date nuclei, nails, etc.), corrosive foreign bodies (batteries, chemicals, etc.), magnetic foreign bodies (magnetic beads, magnets, etc.), and children's playful water babies.
Mom and Dad must remember to properly keep the above dangerous foreign bodies to prevent problems before they occur. Once your baby has a foreign body by mistake, please consult a doctor in time.
Let us jointly protect the healthy growth of children! (Tai'an Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine)