do you know if i could get lead poisoning from herbalife? what are the symptoms and how do i get tested?

Question

Is it necessary to get my 1 year to get tested for lead poisioning? Our home was built in 1900 but has been repainted various times recently.

Answer 1

Don't worry: Herbalife is a big-big-money multilevel marketing scheme offering products that i think most healthtap physicians wouldn't recommend. From my reading, the allegations of lead in the products were brought by a single career criminal for whatever reason. If you want to be tested for lead poisoning, any physician can do it.

Answer 2

Lead in environment: Sources of lead include old paint (babies chewing on windowsills); soil near a highway; pottery with lead based glaze (usually imported); and some toys have been found to have lead based paint (again- imported. Lead based paint is no longer used in the US.

Answer 3

Plumbism: Most lead poisoning comes from lead that is ingested from pain containing lead dusting within the home, peeling and young children eating a piece of paint chip, walls should be repaired and the house should be inspected for lead paint. Lead cntaminates foor in lead containing soil. Some leadis ingested from exhause fumes from leaded gasoline. Old water piple may give off lead into the drinking.

Answer 4

Many possibilities. : Lead was used as an additive to paints used in home building years ago & the inhalation of paint dust during renovations, or kids chewing on cribs painted with lead paint provided some. Exposure to clothes of someone working in around lead (battery reclamation) or that from lead paint on decorative dishes were also common. Removal of lead from many of these products has reduced public risk.

Answer 5

Investigate: First, investigate the environment and try to determine where th lead came from. If the poisoning is severe, IV medications (chelating agents) can help bring it down.

Answer 6

See a specialist: The first thing to do is to make sure that you find the source of the lead so that you can stop the exposure. Next you need to see a doctor that knows how to treat this kind of condition. It may just take watchful waiting or you may need to go through a treatment called chelation.

Answer 7

Not a matter for : Self treatment. Lead poisoning may require chelation therapy, please consult your doctor. For more information on prevention, symptoms etc see this site. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002473.htm.

Answer 8

Multiple: The three major systems affected by lead are - the brain, gastrointestinal and hemopoesis (bone marrow and peripheral blood). Bones is another body tissue that can be affected. Brain damage will be manifested with mental retardation of different degree. Gastrointestinal - constipation, if acutely poisoned, vomiting, pain. Blood - anemia.

Answer 9

Lead poisoning: Effects include headaches, brain swelling, damage to peripheral nerves, disorder of balance, altered mental status with easy fatigue, kidney damage. In children, it may be associated with hyperactive behavior and learning problems.

Answer 10

Sometimes none: Kids don't always have symptoms. This is why we screen kids for lead. Symptoms can be vague like not growing or developing as much, irritable, lethargic, stomach pain/diarrhea/vomiting. Adults can also have vague symptoms like: fatigue, forgetful, numbness/tingling, anemia, kidney problems, digestion problems [belly pain/nausea/vomiting/diarrhea].

Answer 11

Plumbism: In adults the most common symptoms are abdominal pain, peripheral nerve damage, headaches, visual disturbance and alterations in alertness and thinking. In children, abdominal pain, alterations in behavior, hyperactivity and learning disabilities and headaches.. In both groups severe lead poisoning may lead to death.

Answer 12

Many bad effects: Lead poisoning can cause headaches, abdominal pain, anemia, loss of vision, and dementia. In children, it can interfere with their ability to learn.

Answer 13

Plumbism: Lead is a toxin that has several effects. It can cause brain swelling, brain damage and retardation, damage to peripheral nerves, alterations in consciousness, disorders of attention and learning, at very high levels it can cause death.

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