Honey, I Shrank the Beads
In vitro growth of water beads demonstrates that standard-size beads do not grow larger than most blueberries and are unlikely obstructive culprits, but jumbo beads can grow larger than a golf ball. Water beads substantially expand in polyethylene glycol, which puts into question its use as a laxative to treat water bead ingestions. Gastrographin and honey shrink water beads; clinical utility should be explored.
Authors
- Carisa Bergner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0038-3991)
- Jose H. Salazar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9103-2224)
- Juan Enrique Rodríguez-Pérez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5841-0083)
- Jennifer M Schuh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9077-8715)
- Emmanuel L Abebrese
- Araceli Morelos
- Carlos Dounce
Institutions
- Medical College of Wisconsin (US)
- Tecnológico de Monterrey (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Emergency Care
- Published
- 2025-04-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/pec.0000000000003335
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.03