When we think about going to the movies or having a family movie night, probably something that comes to mind immediately is the delicious popcorn that you usually enjoy in these kinds of activities. And while they are something that also serves as a snack, there are certain precautions that we must follow when consuming them.
For example, in the case of young children, they are not recommended because of the risk they pose to them. Now, a mother shares the terrible experience that her son under three years of age suffered, by sucking popcorn and needing surgery to remove them.
There are certain foods to avoid giving children until they reach a certain age, or at least give them so that they cannot choke or choke on them. One of them, are Popcorn, which we have mentioned above should be given until after four or five years.
In Babies and more The 17 foods that cause more choking in children and how to offer them to avoid itBut this is not something that all parents know or have in mind, and it is the reason why Nicole Johnson Goddard, a mother of two girls and a boy, shares the story she lived when her son Nash, just two years old, he sucked popcorn while they had a movie night at home, an activity that they usually do on a regular basis.
Through a Facebook post, Nicole tells how while enjoying the movie accompanied by popcorn, Nash drowned a little while eating one, but it looked good, so they assumed that everything had happened. However, the little one continued to cough a little, which left her somewhat worried.
Two days passed, and the little boy had a fever and was uncomfortable, however she thought he was a little sick, and after a difficult night, He decided to call his pediatrician because his breathing seemed different. They told him to take him to the emergency room as soon as possible.
Upon arrival they were treated immediately by doctor's instructions and had an x-ray of Nash, and then quickly intervened, doing a bronchoscopy. That was when Nicole knew that Nash he had sucked popcorn into his lungs when he had drowned while watching movies.
Nash's respiratory system recognized popcorn as a foreign body and began to swell, which subsequently caused pneumonia in his left lung. Because he was very inflamed when they did the surgery, they took out only six pieces of popcorn and waited two days to intervene again and make sure there was nothing left in his lungs.
In Babies and more These are the foods that children drown more easilyFortunately, Nash recovered well from both surgeries and was able to return home soon, but Nicole did not leave without receiving a speech from her doctor, telling children that children under five should not be popcorn.
Nicole says that although she hates to say it, she admits that because she is her third child, she may not have paid so much attention to what she should and should not do, but asks that they not judge her by sharing her son's story, because try to alert other parents, so that they know of the danger that something as seemingly harmless as popcorn can represent for young children.
Remember that although some foods are a good option to enjoy, sometimes due to their size or texture they can represent a risk for young children. It is always important take care of them and pay attention while they eat, to avoid possible risks of suffocation or choking.
