General information, not an individual diagnosis. Ask a healthcare professional if you are unsure about your situation.
A decorative water bead is neither a sweet nor a toy. Keep these products out of children’s reach.
These beads absorb water and swell. Their colourful appearance can attract a young child.
After swallowing, they can keep expanding hours later and cause bowel obstruction.
Inhalation also poses an immediate choking risk. Their initially small size offers no protection.
If a child swallows them, DGCCRF advises taking the child to emergency care as quickly as possible.
Tell the care team these are expanding beads. This information matters even if swallowing occurred earlier.
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