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I swallowed some plastic, urrrrm what should I do?

Asked by Zandriya (40points) December 5th, 2010

so it’s early in the morning and I have been out all night and haven’t slept, which explains why i let my tea steep in a plastic container….let me say that it came with a strainer so I assumed that it would be fine, anyway the plastic cracked and I continued to drink it because I was not paying attention. I am pretty sure I swallowed a small amount of plastic. Now i am a hyperchondriac so I already feel like I am in pain or feeling side effects, and since ask a nurse isn’t around anymore I thought I would ask if swallowing a little amount can be detrimental? ....thanks :)

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CyanoticWasp's avatar

Welcome to Fluther.

“This, too, shall pass.”

Try not to worry about it. It’s non-reactive with your body, so it won’t be digested. Assuming it was small enough to swallow without noticing… it will leave the same way.

PS: It’s ‘hypochondriac’ to have an excessive concern about one’s health.

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Zandriya's avatar

To bad i need every last penny! .....anyway thank you guys, that was surprisingly quick and helpful :)

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cazzie's avatar

I agree with @CyanoticWasp. My son swallowed a penny once and it passed right though him. A small piece of plastic you didn’t even notice swallowing will most likely pass right though you without you even noticing. In fact, it’s probably not the first time you’ve done it. If you eat processed food, you’ve probably eaten untold amounts of insects too.

Zandriya's avatar

I’m cool with insects they’re kinda good anyway, but plastic scares me :/ good to know I will live another day though!

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Cruiser's avatar

If you eat prepacked store bought food you have eaten more plastic, gravel, rodent feces, bugs, metal than you even want to know!! It will pass right through you and you most likely won’t even notice.

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YARNLADY's avatar

I’m with @Cruiser on this one. Your digestive system will not have any problems passing this on through.

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