There are individual differences in how long it takes for a child to expel a swallowed bead. If the bead is only a modest bead, it can usually be discharged with the stool in two or three days, and if the bead is larger or more numerous, the time to discharge it is not always certain, and it may need to be removed through endoscopy.
The child should be observed more after swallowing the beads, if the child has no uncomfortable symptoms, you can observe the child’s stool to check whether the beads have been discharged, if only swallowed a modest bead, usually two or three days can be discharged, if the child swallowed more beads, larger, may not be able to be discharged, it will need to be removed through the endoscopy.
It is recommended that if a child has swallowed a bead for more than three days without discharging it, he or she should take the child to the hospital in time for an imaging examination to clarify the location of the bead and then proceed with treatment.