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Suggest Side Effects Of Ingested Salve By 14 Months
My 14 month old just ingested a pencil eraser size amount of draw out salve--main ingredients are green soap, ichthsmmol, sulfated tallow sodium salt, white petrolatum--he did gag slightly, I immediately rinsed his mouth with water and saw no coloring in the water he spit out. He is acting normal. Should I look for any symptoms and what would those be?
Mon, 11 Aug 2014
Hello. I just read through your question. This is a very common occurrence in this age group. Fortunately, there is nothing toxic contained in the eraser. As long as he is breathing comfortably, we are reassured that the eraser is not in his lungs. It will most likely pass through him and come out in a bowel movement. I don't expect any symptoms.
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