So, if your kid swallowed a battery....?

[Je$$_84]

I agree i would Get him checked JIC... If it was from a toy maybe there was more then 1. GL

ETA- POsted at the same time Good to know it wasnt more then 1

[LotusFlower]

I just called poison's information and they said he doesn't even need a check up.
Obviously I'll still keep an eye on him for the next few days but phew!
So not the stress one needs when almost 36wk pg!

[Schmickers]

Black stool is a sign of old blood - that is, blood that has been partially digested.

Regardless of what the poison's information line has told you, I would strongly recommend taking him to your local hospital or GP as soon as you can and asking for him to be examined, and possibly having an x-ray of the throat and chest as well. Once batteries start to corrode they will leak battery acid, which is highly damaging to the delicate tissues of the throat and gut.

[Marlene]

Yep, what Schmickers said.

[LotusFlower]

Black stool is a sign of old blood - that is, blood that has been partially digested.

It was definitely not occult blood in there though. I'm a vet nurse and well versed on melena. The blackness was "flakey", like oxidisation.