Stool sample, anyone?
I'm sure most have heard the expression, "Kids say the darndest things." Well, kids eat the darndest things too. I remember growing up when my brother and sister were toddlers, those suckers were like vacuum cleaners. My sister's favorite meal was a stick of butter while my brother preferred mayonaise sandwiches. Luckily they grew out of that phase as well as the phase of eating inedible objects, although the paint chips might have done some permanent damage...Just kidding.
I think I remember my sister eating loose change and maybe even a nail. Probably the oddest thing she ever ingested was a decal off the 'General Lee', my brother's 'Dukes of Hazzard', toy car. My mom would always freak out and then we would have to play the waiting game. It was like a Cracker Jack box of fecal matter, my mom would have to search through some vile stuff just to make sure everything came out allright. I could tell my mom was relieved to see the 'stars and bars' of the 'General Lee' in a heaping pile of pooh. It was one of the nastiest things I think I have ever witnessed.
I guess kids are going to always put things in their mouths that they shouldn't and if you are a good parent you will probably find yourself poking turds with a stick at some point looking for those things. It seems that its just a fact of life.
