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Suggest Remedy For Accidental Ingestion Of Dettol Cleaner
Question: Hi.. I ate chicken and vegetables today that I cooked on the pan with olive oil after accidentally exposing them to a Dettol Surface cleaner spray that contains (Per 100g of product contains 0.07g Benzalkonium Chloride, <5% Non-Ionic Surfactants, Disinfectant, Perfume). I am very worried that I might have ingested it through the food or that cooking it might have made it a higher concentration or something. I am freaking out very badly at the moment and I'm convinced I might die, please help
Brief Answer:
drink milk for a while
Detailed Answer:
Hello xxxxxxx,
Thanks for writing to us.
From your narration it seems that you have already cooked the food exposure to dettol cleaner. This cooking leads to decrease the poisonous property of the cleaner.
If you have taken food and no symptoms of nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, gastric burning/irritation; no need to worry. Start drinking milk for a while as it nullifies the effect of dettol cleaner.
By chance if you have any symptoms related to gastrointestinal tract irritation go to ER for help.
- Let me know how much amount probably was there in pan?
- How many hours has been passed you ingested the food?
- Is there any physical symptoms?
I will be happy to help further.
Regards,
Dr.Chintan Solanki.
drink milk for a while
Detailed Answer:
Hello xxxxxxx,
Thanks for writing to us.
From your narration it seems that you have already cooked the food exposure to dettol cleaner. This cooking leads to decrease the poisonous property of the cleaner.
If you have taken food and no symptoms of nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, gastric burning/irritation; no need to worry. Start drinking milk for a while as it nullifies the effect of dettol cleaner.
By chance if you have any symptoms related to gastrointestinal tract irritation go to ER for help.
- Let me know how much amount probably was there in pan?
- How many hours has been passed you ingested the food?
- Is there any physical symptoms?
I will be happy to help further.
Regards,
Dr.Chintan Solanki.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
Hi dr
It's been almost 7 hours since I have ingested the food and I have had nothing else to eat since. I have taken some milk as advised. It is unsure to say how much of the product got into the food and pan, approximately one spray from the bottle. I have No apparent physical symptoms at the moment but I am afraid to sleep incase some develop
It's been almost 7 hours since I have ingested the food and I have had nothing else to eat since. I have taken some milk as advised. It is unsure to say how much of the product got into the food and pan, approximately one spray from the bottle. I have No apparent physical symptoms at the moment but I am afraid to sleep incase some develop
Brief Answer:
nothing to worry
Detailed Answer:
Hi Dear,
No need to worry at all. One spray is very minor amount. And 7 hours has been passed since you ingested the food. It means digestion is complete and no symptoms. No need to be afraid at all now. You can go for sleep without apprehension.
If still any query there, I will be happy to answer. If not, you can close the discussion and if feasible give your feedback and rating so I can improve my service. In future you can contact me directly on this site if you wish with this link:
http://bit.ly/drchintansolanki
by clicking on 'Ask me a question' on same page.
Take care.
nothing to worry
Detailed Answer:
Hi Dear,
No need to worry at all. One spray is very minor amount. And 7 hours has been passed since you ingested the food. It means digestion is complete and no symptoms. No need to be afraid at all now. You can go for sleep without apprehension.
If still any query there, I will be happy to answer. If not, you can close the discussion and if feasible give your feedback and rating so I can improve my service. In future you can contact me directly on this site if you wish with this link:
http://bit.ly/drchintansolanki
by clicking on 'Ask me a question' on same page.
Take care.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
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