Foreign bodies might be accidentally or purposefully swallowed. Foreign bodies might cause no indications or may cause manifestations relying upon where they become stuck. Diagnosis might be based on a mix of x-rays, endoscopy, or in some cases Computed Tomography(C.T). some foreign bodies pass without treatment, yet some should be taken out endoscopically, surgically, or manually.
Foreign bodies can stall out in different parts of the digestive system like
- Esophagus (generally normal)
- Stomach
- Intestine
- Rectum
Individuals who have psychological well-being issues may likewise deliberately and repeatedly swallow foreign bodies.
If undigestible objects are small, they go through the digestive system until they are passed with stool. In any case, larger articles or sharp ones, for example, toothpicks and chicken or fish bones, may stall out in the throat or stomach or at spaces of the intestine that have sharp turns or are naturally narrow or narrowed by disease, a past medical procedure, tumors, or abnormal structures. Objects that pass completely through the digestion tracts might in any case become caught in the rectum.
Patients with Gastrointestinal Foreignbodies show symptoms of nausea, vomiting, dysphagia, chest pain, and trouble in eating food or drinking water. With the advancement of endoscopic technology and devices, the expulsion of these materials has become less intrusive, and successful removal rates have increased.