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Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You should get an upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy done, and if the magnet is in the reach of the endoscope, it should be removed on an urgent basis.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern about your daughter's health. Yes, button cell would come with stool generally.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Please give the child laxative food like banana, rice, etc., to help the child pass stool.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Yes, what is described by the surgeon is right. However, I would advise for you to feed the child more of bananas so that it may help to push the magnet out.
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