Smaller prune kernels swallowed by children may be discharged, while larger prune kernels swallowed by children generally cannot be discharged.
Prune kernel belongs to the wooden fiber structure, accidentally swallowed prune kernel into the gastrointestinal tract, will not be absorbed by the body, digestion. But children swallowed small prune kernel, may be with the gastrointestinal peristalsis and feces mixed together, probably a few days after the prune kernel through the anus discharged.
However, if a child accidentally swallows a large prune kernel, it will be difficult to pass through the anus, and the larger prune kernel will also stimulate the gastrointestinal tract, scratching the digestive tract, bringing the child vomiting, blood in the stools, abdominal distension, loss of appetite and other uncomfortable symptoms. In this case, the foreign body needs to be removed through endoscopy, and if necessary, surgical treatment is required.
Parents found that the child accidentally swallowed prune kernel, in order to avoid harm to the child, parents need to take the child to the hospital in time.