My one year old drank a cup of olive oil

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Is this ok? My husband told me that olive oil has pleanty of health benefits but my mother in law said it is not good to let kids drink it (only for adults to drink.) She said that a teaspoon a day would be ok but not more than that. Today, while changing my two year old Sami, my one year old Leaf was playing beside me and i heard him gurgled and coughed. When i looked, he had just drank a cup of olive oil which i forgot to return to the kitchen (i used it for my knee joint pain.) I am worried this might not be good for him. He seemed okay though but i noticed after about 10 minutes that his skin felt hot. He is now taking his nap and he is running a slight fever (37.5). I hope his drinking of a cup of olive will not harm him. I am really worried.