Re: warning about Magnetix, responses to several posts

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Thank you for this post...It's a very important one. My son

really liked Magnetix {he recieved a starter set as a gift} My good

husband took one look at it and said " no way " he did not like the

idea of playing with magnets and he seen it was a choking

hazard I quietly elemenated them from {he doesn't even miss

them} So see Kenny..I listen. Also the magnet Polly Pockets are a

danger

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> If you have a child who puts things in his mouth, be very vigilant

if he has a set of Magnetix building pieces. A child from our area

swallowed several, was hopitalized, and needed to have surgery.

Luckily, he told his mother, and he saw a doctor ASAP. I've heard

that several kids have swallowed them, and at least one died. I

just heard about this yesterday, and I know that our kids tend to

swallow things even more than NT kids. My son swallowed 13 Kerplunk

marbles when he was at a relatives' house, and someone here

mentioned about finding erasers passing through recently, so I

thought that I should share this warning.

> If you think that your child has swallowed something, an x-ray

can often show where it is lodged, and what it is. Danger signs

would be severe abdominal pain, and spiking a fever, which is a sign

of infection. However, the Magnetix are especially dangerous

because of something leaching out which can be toxic, not just

because of piercing the digestive tract, or getting stuck, so go to

the ER ASAP.

> for n, with the son who has Angelman's syndrome and

constipation. I don't see any probiotics listed. I would definitely

suggest giving non-dairy acidophilus. Also, massaging the belly area

in a circular manner is also supposed to help-I can't remember

whether you are supposed to use a clockwise, or counter-clockwise

motion, though. If the skin is yellowish, you are correct to say

that it could be from eating lots of carrots,etc. (My son had this-

but some people describe it as more orangey tones, rather than

yellow). Yellow could be a sign of jaundice, problems with liver

function, hepatitis, etc. You may want to try milk thistle extract

(silymarin), and keep in touch with your doctor regarding any

possible need to test liver enzyme levels, etc. I think that

abdominal tenderness is a danger signal for this. I don't remember

if you are the person who mentioned finding the erasers, but if so,

see the above paragraph.

> for Darci, with the 9 year old with increased aluminum- does he

go to school, and if so, could it be from things at school (aluminum

cookware in the kitchen, or classroom, etc., or anything which he

might be putting in his mouth, or absorbing in another manner)?

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