Reply to "I swallowed a peppermint whole! I'm worried!"

Jan DollarModerator, RN, retired

Ditto what everyone else has said. Hard candies dissolve. Remember, your stomach is filled with hydrochloric acid!

I've even eaten raw veggies without chewing very well (sometimes I wolf things down without thinking) and have had no problems. When I've had partial obstructions, it was with no rhyme or reason compared to what I have eaten, but just due to a twist or kink in my gut that resolves as fast as it happens.

I know we'd like to think we have more control over those things, but we don't.

But, still, don't try to test it by swallowing marbles or coins, OK?

Jan

6/11/122:54 PM

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