A toddler in the UK is lucky to be alive after swallowing six magnetic fidget beads. The girl's mother, Jade Berriman, told the Daily Mail all about the incident involving her 2-year-old daughter Meliyah-Jayd, and it truly is so scary.
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The family couldn't get a definitive diagnosis
Berriman explained that when the little girl first started not feeling well earlier this month, she took her to the doctor who diagnosed her with gastroenteritis, inflamed bowels, and a sore throat before sending them on their way.
The girl's family persisted to no avail
After the toddler's pain persisted and she was "rolling around" and "wailing" in pain, her mother took her to yet another doctor. This time, the little girl was diagnosed with tonsillitis and sent home with antibiotics.
"I knew that was completely wrong, but they gave her antibiotics and shipped me out with a lethargic baby who was being sick constantly and screaming with tummy pain," Berriman explained.
They finally got some credible answers during the third visit
Unable to get the girl to take the antibiotics, Berriman took her to yet another urgent care. She shared that this time around, the doctors "rushed her through as a priority and then the doctor rang the hospital and got her admitted straight away. She was losing all her colour and was so lethargic."
After all of her tests came back normal, concern sparked once more when she began throwing up green liquid.
A terrifying ordeal
After discovering massive amounts of liquid in the girl's stomach, things got scary.
"It must have been liters flying out of her tummy," Berriman explained. "It was a green color like the dark green innocent smoothie and this was her poo. Her body was poisoning her."
Berriman was sure her daughter was dying right in front of her eyes.
Finally, a real solution
When doctors did an X-ray, they found the beads in her stomach. She had to undergo a three-hour surgery to remove 40 centimeters of her bowels. Meliyah-Jayd is now home after spending a week in the hospital. She will be under observation for the next six weeks to make sure her bowels don't leak.
Berriman is now trying to warn parents about these balls.
"I wish I had never bought them for my son," she said.
