Symptoms of a swallowed foreign body include:

• Sensation that something is stuck in the esophagus
• Difficulty swallowing
• Drooling
• Gagging
• Vomiting
• Sore throat
• Chest pain

A swallowed foreign body may cause an intestinal obstruction or gastrointestinal bleeding.

Symptoms of intestinal obstruction from a swallowed foreign body may include:

• Abdominal swelling
• Abdominal pain
• Fever
• Repeated vomiting

Symptoms of gastrointestinal bleeding from a swallowed foreign body include:

• Blood in the stool:
• Black stool
• Rectal bleeding
• Red stools