I think I might have swallowed a piece of nail. I went to see on interne but I get really different answers. Most say it isn t dangerous to swallow fingernails as it is made of keratin and it will go away thanks to the acides in my stomach. But there are also some that say that it is really dangerous. I don t know what to do. I m not even sure if I swallowed it or not! It just that I have a weird sensation in my stomach and under so I don t know.
Please get a check chest X-ray and erect X-ray abdomen to localize foreign body. Any foreign body is dangerous if it gets stucked. There are three normal anatomical constrictions in our digestive tract. A.Rico pharynx.lower esophageal sphincters.killed cecal junction foreign body will be excreted in stools only if it passes though all these constrictions. If stacked in any part of digestive tract it might cause perforation. So please consult a doctor immediately.