Button battery ingestion by child 11607...India
A 4-year-old boy complained of stomach pain every day for over two months. He practically lost his appetite and became frail and weak. His mother found worms in his stools and so consulted a physician. When medicines did not improve his condition, his parents tried siddha treatment for some time which also did not help. During a short vacation in Chennai, they happened to meet the practitioner who was residing in the same building.
On 25 March 2019 the boy was given:
#1. CC4.6 Diarrhoea + CC4.10 Indigestion…TDS
Soon after the first dose, the boy developed high fever. By next morning, his stomach pain increased and he started to sneeze intermittently. To the astonishment of the parents, a small button battery (see pic) fell from his nostril while sneezing.
Since he had a habit of putting small things in his mouth, it was concluded that he had swallowed the battery from one of his high tech toys; this was confirmed when they checked the toys after returning home from their vacation.
Soon afterwards, both his fever and stomach pain started receding. He felt fit the very next day and was ready to play. He started to enjoy his food without any pain and the worms were also not seen in his stools. He was advised to continue #1 at TDS for a week, then OD for a week and then stop. As the family left the place, the boy started complaining of burning sensation in the stomach and they consulted a paediatrician on 1 April. Blood tests indicated ulcerous infection in his stomach and he took allopathic medicines for the same. He continued to take #1 as advised.
However, the boy still had burning sensation in his stomach. So when the parents were again in Chennai, the family visited the practitioner on 1 May 2019.
The boy was asked to stop #1 and instead take:
#2. CC4.2 Liver & Gallbladder tonic + CC4.5 Ulcers…TDS
After 10 days, burning sensation became less and they stopped the allopathic medicines. He continued taking #2 until 20 May when the burning sensation had ceased; also none of the earlier symptoms recurred.
As at end of June 2019, it has been confirmed by the boy’s parents that he has been hale and hearty.