Water Beads Archive

Little to Large Problem: The Danger of Water Beads

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A bowl of hydrated water beads and a child's hands above holding some water beads

Water beads can cause physical harm and have the potential of causing a severe, and sometimes deadly, small bowel obstruction in children.

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