What happens if you eat dishwashing liquid?

Dishwashing liquid is a kind of thing that can be used to clean iron pans and the like. It contains certain chemical agents and toxins. However, the toxicity of this thing is relatively small and it is within the acceptable range for the human body. However, many abnormal conditions will occur after eating dishwashing liquid. Many people don’t know its specific situation. So what will happen after eating dishwashing liquid?

If you accidentally drink a small amount of detergent, don't panic too much. The toxic substances in detergent are very low, and it will not be fatal if you accidentally drink a little. After accidentally drinking detergent, you should first calm yourself down and then follow the above methods to deal with it. Of course, if you are really worried, you can go to the hospital for gastric lavage.

Rinse your mouth in time: After accidentally ingesting detergent, emergency measures must be taken immediately. The first thing to do is to rinse your mouth to dilute the detergent in your mouth to avoid swallowing more detergent.

Induce vomiting immediately: gargling is only to avoid swallowing more detergent. In order to prevent detergent poisoning, if necessary, you can induce vomiting, such as picking your throat to help spit out the detergent solution.

Drink water to detoxify: If you accidentally drink detergent, you can drink more water to deal with it. Drink water to dilute it, and it is best to spit it out. Of course, this method only works if you drink a small amount of dishwashing liquid. Drinking plenty of water can dilute the detergent to a certain extent and help it be excreted from the body quickly.

Milk detoxification: If you accidentally drink detergent, you can drink milk to deal with it. Of course, this method is only suitable for drinking a small amount of detergent. Because the large amount of protein in milk can combine with the non-ionic active substances in detergent to reduce the damage of detergent, and milk can also protect the gastric mucosa.

Detoxification with concentrated salt water: If you accidentally drink detergent, you can drink concentrated salt water to deal with it. Of course, this method is also only applicable to drinking a small amount of detergent. Drinking concentrated salt water can help stimulate the throat and assist in inducing vomiting. You can also use your hands or other objects to stimulate the throat to induce vomiting.

Seek medical attention: If you accidentally drink a large amount of detergent, you must seek medical attention immediately. If the human body accidentally drinks a large amount of detergent, it is likely to cause physical discomfort. At this time, you can take the above methods to perform emergency self-treatment first, and then seek medical treatment in time. The doctor will arrange for a comprehensive examination. The method generally used by hospitals is gastric lavage.