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[[File:Rejection-1.jpg|thumb|Scars left by two [[Cartilage]] piercings.]]
A risk related to oral jewelry is '''jewelry swallowing'''.
[[File:Rejection-2.jpg|thumb|1/2" rejecting navel]]
[[File:Rejectingmadison.jpg|thumb|rejecting madison]]


Given the choice, your body doesn't want foreign objects inside itself, and that includes piercings. '''Rejection''' occurs when it is "easier" for your body to push the piercing out like a splinter than it is for your body to heal a [[Fistula]] (skin tunnel) around it. Rejection is common among [[Surface Piercing]] as well as [[Navel Piercing]] and [[Eyebrow Piercing]] among others — the photo to the right shows a pair of [[Scar|scars]] (in the [[Helix]]) that are resultant of a pair of [[Cartilage]] rings rejecting.
==Contents==
# [[#Beads|Beads]]
Rejection is affected by placement, blood flow, irritation and abuse, as well as your general health. The healthier you are, the less likely you are to have problems. The [[Scalpel|scalpelled]] [[Navel|navel]] below (0ga) began rejecting after three months of life, a car crash, and poor health. The madison rejected due to excessive movement at the site of the piercing.
# [[#Digestive_system|Digestive system]]
# [[#Other_jewels|Other jewels]]
# [[#Medical_treatment|Medical treatment]]
# [[#Related_Entries|Related Entries]]


{|
==Beads==
|[[File:Surface_Piercing-1.jpg|thumb|Surface Piercing]]
If the bead comes off of a piece of oral jewelry such as a [[Tongue piercing]] or [[Tongue web piercing]] (or nasal jewelry in rare cases) it can be swallowed.
|[[File:Surface_Piercing-2.jpg|thumb|Surface Piercing]]
|[[File:Surface_Piercing-3.jpg|thumb|Surface Piercing]]
|-
|[[File:Surface_Piercing-4.jpg|thumb|Surface Piercing]]
|[[File:Surface_Piercing-5.jpg|thumb|Surface Piercing]]
|[[File:Surface_Piercing-6.jpg|thumb|Surface Piercing]]
|}


It should be noted that of the piercings pictured above, almost all of them will reject, leaving scars that the person probably does not want. You can already see the rejection happening in some of the photos by observing the red scar tissue forming at the holes. Please be sure to visit the entries on [[Surface bar]] for more information.
==Digestive system==
In general, swallowed jewelry passes harmlessly through the digestive tract within a few days, although in rare cases an object can become stuck, requiring either tube removal or surgery. While not recommended, if you swallow a bead or a ring there's not really much in the way of complications — outside of anxiety — that should be expected. If the entire bar is swallowed it could in theory damage your gastrointestinal tract, but this is rare.


== See Also ==
==Other jewels==
* [[Surface Piercing Rejection]]
If you swallow a bar or larger piece of jewelry, you should check your stools to make sure it passes (to put it simply, shit in a strainer and then sift for gold) and if you don't see the jewelry in a few days, call your doctor to get their opinion. Eating a high fiber diet - whole grain breads, cereals, fresh fruits and veggies - until you pass the jewelry is helpful. However, do not take any laxatives (although milk of magnesia is OK).
* [[Migration]]


== Entries related to this risk ==
==Medical treatment==
* [[Surface Piercing]]
If you start throwing up, gagging, choking, etc., seek medical care '''immediately''' (assuming it's not just an anxiety attack). Same goes for if you have stomach pains, bleeding from your rectum or blood in your stools, or are running a temperature.
* [[Navel Piercing]]
 
* [[Eyebrow Piercing]]
==Related Entries==
* [[Labret piercing]]
* [[Nostril piercing]]
* [[Septum piercing]]
* [[Tongue piercing]]
* [[Tongue web piercing]]

Latest revision as of 06:20, 17 September 2023

A risk related to oral jewelry is jewelry swallowing.

Contents

  1. Beads
  2. Digestive system
  3. Other jewels
  4. Medical treatment
  5. Related Entries

Beads

If the bead comes off of a piece of oral jewelry such as a Tongue piercing or Tongue web piercing (or nasal jewelry in rare cases) it can be swallowed.

Digestive system

In general, swallowed jewelry passes harmlessly through the digestive tract within a few days, although in rare cases an object can become stuck, requiring either tube removal or surgery. While not recommended, if you swallow a bead or a ring there's not really much in the way of complications — outside of anxiety — that should be expected. If the entire bar is swallowed it could in theory damage your gastrointestinal tract, but this is rare.

Other jewels

If you swallow a bar or larger piece of jewelry, you should check your stools to make sure it passes (to put it simply, shit in a strainer and then sift for gold) and if you don't see the jewelry in a few days, call your doctor to get their opinion. Eating a high fiber diet - whole grain breads, cereals, fresh fruits and veggies - until you pass the jewelry is helpful. However, do not take any laxatives (although milk of magnesia is OK).

Medical treatment

If you start throwing up, gagging, choking, etc., seek medical care immediately (assuming it's not just an anxiety attack). Same goes for if you have stomach pains, bleeding from your rectum or blood in your stools, or are running a temperature.

Related Entries