GHartHuDu
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ORIGINAL: viewfromthetop Oh, man. Who told you ipecac was safe? It's a poison. That's why it works, and why doctors will only recommend it if it's absolutely, ABSOLUTELY necessary. I've read experiences from people who've been given ipecac, for various reasons. All of them talked about continuous vomiting, sometimes for hours, incredible pain and discomfort, and in many cases lingering health effects. Ipecac's toxicity means that if even a little stays in the person's system, it can really mess them up - sometimes fatally, if the heart's affected. I can't offer much insight into nausea in general, but I had to say that much. Ipecac is serious business. I'm not a health professional, but everything I've read seems to indicate that ipecac is considered very safe, that the only real risk is in people who have heart conditions, and that the reason doctors no longer recommend it is that it's no longer considered an effective method of poison control. That said, it sounds like your experiences have been different. Anyone else have firsthand experience? Any health professionals?
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