My 2 year old was investigating what his siblings were playing with (a science kit for kids) when he saw a bright orange powder that looked alot like candy. Before I could grab it, he had half the bottle gone. He was gagging, choking, and almost vomitting. I rinsed his mouth with water, and he seems to be doing fine now, although everything he eats or drinks seems to gag him. I was just wondering if he's going to have any lasting symptoms. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
UPDATED AT 9:00 PM.....I am a little taken aback here. Of course I called poison control immediately after I got him rinsed out. I'm a concerned mother, not a Simpleton. They said to stay away from fruit juices, anything salty, anything acidic, (he basically burned his tastebuds), and he will be fine unless he starts to blister and swell. He is doing absolutely fine now, except when he eats, he still cries a little. So I called poison control back and asked how long it would be before he was able to eat like a porker again, and they said it varies. I thought this site was to help other concerned mothers, not to make those who need the help feel like horrible parents. I came looking for anything helpful, seeing how 2 year olds find ways to stick anything in their mouths. Even if we like to pretend we are the most PERFECT mother, accidents happen.
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But if it were my child I would have called poison control instead of asking on here
Edited: you should have stated you could them then you probably would have gotten other advise besides to call poison control.
Oh my goodness, I hope you called poison control! They will be more helpful then any of us.
Good luck.
Poison control: 1-800-222-1222
call poison control
ok look ,why did you ask if you already called someone that is an expert on the matter???????
I'm suprised and a little shocked that you didn't call Poison Control before you posted here, or did you?
Next time anything like this happens please call them right away.
I hope you have called eitther poison control or your doctor by now. Medical questions like this don't belong on this site because we aren't professional medical experts. Hope your 2 year old is ok.
definitelly call poison control
poison control, although that sounds harmless, one time my daughter ate a bag of silica gel, you know those packets inside purses and shoes that say "do not eat" on them. Well poison control was a big help when i called, they informed me that those are not toxic and are merely like baking soda infused pellets to remove odor. They say "do not eat" because they are considered a choking hazard if they were to clump together somehow. Poison control employees are basically just sitting there waiting on calls like yours, with access to a large database of information. They will even call ahead to your local hospital if the ingestion is that serious.
Have the kit with you when you call poison control, they may want to know the ingredients of the stuff or need other info.
I'm glad everything is ok.
Your post made it look like you were just asking moms here, not consulting with poison control. That's why everybody said to call them. So please don't be upset by their responses. Before I read your "what happened" I was a bit freaked out myself by your post!
Too much of anything is not good. I am glad you called poison control and found out how to treat the burned taste buds. Everyone makes mistakes, I am glad that it was a minor thing that happened. I can say my sons got into our vitamin C and ate the whole bottle between the 2 of them. We had a talk with them about only taking 1 a day and my sons had diarrhea for several days following. We do have everything on a high shelf in a cupboard with a latch, but when they get tall enough to reach that latch and that upper shelving unit. My oldest is 10 and my youngest is 5. We had a talk about what could have happened if they chose one of the other medicines in the cupboard instead of the Vitamin C. Now they won't touch anything unless we give it to them. It is harder with a 2 year old though. You can't keep everything away from them all the time. Don't beat yourself over the head, just be glad he chose the least dangerous of the things in the kit to put in his mouth. I do not think you are a bad Mom, you just had something happen that most others haven't had happen to them yet. Take care and have a good day!!
D. P.
OK, everyone said call poison control....
But, citric acid is just chemical Vitamin C...it is water soluble so it's good that you rinsed with water. Otherwise, quite harmless.
I agree with the other moms with poison control. I feel touched that you trust us enough to ask us. But I don't think it would be to harmful since citric acid is in just about every processed food out there. But a high concentration of it could be harmful.
Let us know how it goes with him!!!
Uhhh, shouldn't you be calling poison control??
Not sure if anyone suggested this but try feeding him soft foods (even mashed and shakes) so it doesn't hurt so much when he eats. Sorry I know how scary it can be but glad he'll be ok.
Poison Contorl would be the best place to call. You can tell what kit it is from, what it is and they can walk through what to do. Water can actaully be a very bad thing to add to many chemicals, and could make the issues worse.
Since you already called poision control there is really nothing more you can do but take there advise and wait. This happens. My cousin ate Methaline blue out of my chemistry set when he was 3 because he thought it was a pixie stick and he was fine, but my parents still have blue stains on the stairs.
Call the poison control number asap. Good luck.
