What should I do if my baby accidentally eats dishwashing liquid? What should I do if my baby accidentally eats dishwashing liquid?

Dishwashing liquid is a common daily necessity, so there is a high possibility that babies come into contact with it. Today I will tell you what to do if dishwashing liquid is accidentally ingested. If the baby accidentally ingests a small dose, you can refer to the solution below. If serious discomfort symptoms occur, please seek medical attention immediately.

How to deal with baby accidentally swallowing detergent

Rinse your mouth promptly

After a baby accidentally swallows detergent, the baby's family must take emergency measures immediately. The first thing to do is to rinse the baby's mouth to dilute the detergent in the baby's mouth to prevent the baby from swallowing more detergent.

Induce vomiting immediately

Gargling is only to prevent the baby from swallowing more detergent. In order to prevent the baby from being poisoned by detergent, the baby's family should induce vomiting immediately, such as picking the baby's throat to help the baby spit out the detergent solution.

Drink water to detox

After a baby eats detergent and induces vomiting, the baby's family should immediately give the baby water to dilute the concentration of the detergent. Drinking water can help the body detoxify. Drinking water after eating detergent can prevent the baby from being poisoned.

Medical examination

If you don't know how much detergent your baby has eaten or your baby is feeling very uncomfortable, you can send your baby to the hospital for treatment after doing the first aid as above, and the doctor will arrange a comprehensive examination for your baby.

The harm of eating detergent

It is understood that dishwashing liquid is mainly produced from surfactants, which play a role in foaming and cleaning. Will it be harmful to the body if dishwashing liquid is accidentally ingested?

The reporter found that in February 2011, Xin'an Evening News reported that Zhu Juan from Chuzhou, Anhui, vomited and was hospitalized after accidentally eating rice in a bowl filled with detergent. However, Gao Wei said that detergent residue and direct ingestion of detergent are two different things. "Chemically speaking, this residue is weak. This surfactant is inhaled by the human body and will penetrate into the cells, destroying the normal function of the cells."

Professor Zhang Chenyu of the School of Life Sciences at Nanjing University believes from a biological or medical perspective that "everything has a quantity problem. If the quantity is too high, it will be toxic." He said that it is not only necessary to look at how much detergent is left, but also how long it has been consumed. "Without research, there is no right to speak."

Alternatives to dishwashing liquid

Experts say that based on experiments, repeated rinsing for a long time can effectively remove detergent residues on the bowl. It is recommended that you rinse for as long as possible to effectively rinse away the residues; in addition, it is also recommended to use some local methods instead of detergent:

1. Wash the dishes with warm alkaline water and then rinse them well;

2. Use the water used to cook noodles to wash greasy pots and bowls;

3. It is safe to wash dishes with rice water;

4. First wipe off the oil on the pots and bowls with oil-absorbing paper, then rinse with clean water;

5. Rinse with boiling water first, then wash with clean water.