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Question asked by: Maureen Kilgore Submitted by Maureen on July 1, 2011
Dr Greene, My 33 month old swallowed a dime and a penny about 18 hours ago. He is eating and drinking fine and does not have tummy pain. He pooped this morning but there was no sign of the coins. The doctor wants him to have an xray to rule out a blockage of the oesophagus, she has not examined him. I want to avoid an xray if we can as he had a lot of abdominal and hip xrays as a baby. Does he really need one? Grateful for your opinion. Maureen Kilgore
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DrGreene

Maureen, It's not unusual for

Maureen, It's not unusual for kids to swallow coins -- especially dimes and pennies because of their attractive size. Coins are the most common objects swallowed, and the peak age is 6 months through 3 years. Thankfully, most pass through without a problem. But some do get stuck, often at the sphincter at the bottom of the esophagus.

You can read more on this at:http://www.drgreene.com/qa/got-metal-detector