Healthier Me: Magnet Ingestion Dangers - Valley News Live - KVLY/KXJB - Fargo/Grand Forks

In Monday's Healthier Me, doctors say swallowing magnets is a growing problem among young children.

X-rays show what happens inside the body when kids swallow the tiny, powerful magnets found in toys and other household items: the magnets can adhere to one another through loops in the gastro-intestinal tract, which may cause a potentially deadly bowel perforation.