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Anyone had a DC swallow a coin?

31 replies

RainbowsMoonbeams · 20/08/2022 23:40

Tonight DC (7 years) swallowed a 2p coin🤦‍♀️
Been in A&E, and it’s now a case of wait and hope it comes out.

Has anyone else been in this situation? Did it pass? Worried it will get stuck.

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Flatmountains · 20/08/2022 23:46

Not my child, but a classmate swallowed a pound and we all had interesting biology lessons at primary until it came out. I thought coins were supposed to be risky and hospitals go straight for surgery just in case now?

TokyoSushi · 20/08/2022 23:47

This happened to my friend and her then 2 yr old, it was a 5p if I remember rightly and came out without issue in about 48 hours.

I remember the texts well!

FlyingSaucerss · 20/08/2022 23:48

Happened to my son came out in his nappy 😐

MondayMoan · 20/08/2022 23:50

A mum friends son swallowed a 20p when he was about 5. They X-ray'd to check it had moved into the stomach and then asked her to check his poo to make sure it came out.

My 8 month old swallowed a 1p. I didnt know until I was changing her nappy and found it. Confused

nocoolnamesleft · 20/08/2022 23:52

Flatmountains · 20/08/2022 23:46

Not my child, but a classmate swallowed a pound and we all had interesting biology lessons at primary until it came out. I thought coins were supposed to be risky and hospitals go straight for surgery just in case now?

Vast majority of coins pass straight through. You may be thinking of coin batteries, which are very dangerous.

bagelsandcheese · 20/08/2022 23:52

Yes my child swallowed a 10p. It got stuck behind a flap at the back of his throat. they put him to sleep and removed it. Was very scary.

Apollonia1 · 20/08/2022 23:53

This happened to me many decades ago.
I remember I had to poo in a potty, while my mum looked for the coin with a stick. A day or two later we found the coin (and my sister spent it!).

Lemoncurd · 20/08/2022 23:56

Not my children, but I swallowed a coin and a small plastic toy (separate times). Don't remember anything other than not understanding why I couldn't have the toy back afterwards and being upset about it!

Workyticket · 20/08/2022 23:56

Girl at my school swallowed a 20p on the yard. It got stuck and a teacher saved her by doing the heimlich (sp)

She had a very similar full name to me

I'm 44 and last year someone I bumped into in town said "you're the girl who nearly died on the yard"

Still nope!

Hoardasurass · 21/08/2022 00:02

I swallowed an old 10p as a kid and quite a few of the new 5p when they came out always passed fine

icebearforpresident · 21/08/2022 00:10

Nephew swallowed a pound coin, it got stuck somewhere (he could feel it in his throat but wasn’t stopping him breathing or anything) so he was sent to local minor injuries unit. Doc there have him something to make him sick and out it came, had it stayed put it would have been up to A&E and possibly surgery.

Ishacoco · 21/08/2022 01:02

Toddler DD swallowed a 2p coin. In hospital for two days and needed surgery to remove it.

Ishacoco · 21/08/2022 01:03

It got stuck right by her larynx.

Bergmum · 21/08/2022 01:05

Any change yet?
Sorry couldn't resist

Sarahplane · 21/08/2022 03:02

My son swallowed a £1 coin when he was younger. They xrayed his stomach, checked it had passed the points where it would get stuck and that it would pass. Said we didn't even need to check for it. DS is 11 now and fine.

octoberfarm · 21/08/2022 03:07

My brother swallowed a pound coin when he was asleep and he bumped into his bedside table - it fell straight off the table and into his open mouth (honestly, this could only happen to my brother Grin). He was fine - it worked itself out a few days later!

XenoBitch · 21/08/2022 03:11

My cousin did. Needed surgery to remove it. Was in, out and back home the same day.

1AngelicFruitCake · 21/08/2022 06:20

My child did. Had an x ray so they weren’t concerned. It came out 6 days later! It was a long 6 days!

EveryFlightBeginsWithAFall · 21/08/2022 06:24

My oldest swallowed a 2p years ago. Had an xray and then left it to come out naturally

glowinglantern · 21/08/2022 06:25

I swallowed a coin at a similar age. Still no idea why I decided to do it! Not really sure what my mum had to do after that but obviously I’m still alive to tell the tale. It’s pretty surprisingly common, don’t worry too much.

(Also ignore the PP above who has got mixed up with coin batteries!)

aleC4 · 21/08/2022 06:48

My dd swallowed a 10p and a 2p one after the other when she was about 5/6.
They stopped in her throat upright one on top of the other.
She could breathe but not swallow liquid properly.
At A&E we had to keep her really still until the surgeon could get there (it was Sunday afternoon) and they took her to theatre to get them out. She stayed overnight and came home the next day, it was a pretty scary time.

howmanyseas · 21/08/2022 06:50

Yes - we were sent to a&e for an xray. They wanted to check it was past the oesophagus- apparently after that point it won't get stuck. My biggest regret in life is not taking a pic of the xray on my phone - it looked like an enormous full moon against the ribs 😂

We never saw the coin again but DC was past the age of nappies and potties so there was no way I was going to investigate too closely! I assume it came out.

38daystogo · 21/08/2022 06:53

My DB did this when we were kids he may of been around 7/8 years old. I remember my mum panicking and calling 999 I don't remember going to hospital though. I think the advise was wait to see if it comes out it was a 20p I think.

Flatmountains · 21/08/2022 08:48

Sorry, I did not get mixed up with coin batteries. Very different indeed. Can only think that the NHS had a quick volte face when it realised just how many children swallowed coins.

londontonyc · 21/08/2022 09:02

We were living in the US and my 8 year old son swallowed a quarter. Paediatrician advised to wait for it to pass if it's causing no discomfort - said this can take 3 weeks and to go to hospital if no sign so he had to poke the toilet with a stick Envy until he passed it after about 10 days. We saved the cost of an X-ray and used a metal detector to track its progress Smile