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Ingestion
Is the consumption of a substance by mouth.
Dr. Alan Ali reviewed this
34 year experience in Psychiatry
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A 34-year old male asked:
How do I find out if my child is allergic to food, specifically nuts without ingestion?
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A 37-year old asked:
What's the implication of ingestion?
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A 30-year old asked:
What can the ingestion of raw garlic do for the body?
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A 42-year old asked:
What can I take to treat foreign body ingestion?
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A 19-year old male asked:
How much is a toothpaste overdose of ingestion? I wanna know the amount so I can feel safe. What amount is deadly?
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A 31-year old male asked:
I usualy eat some mixture of fruits all together.I heard that you should not do this but separate in time the ingestion.?
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A 32-year old asked:
Can food ingestion cause hypoglycemia?
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A 38-year old asked:
What are the risks of ingestion of lead?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Would a person die from bleach ingestion?
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A female asked:
How many days from ingestion of larvae to live worms?
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A 30-year old asked:
Is there a difference between insufflation and oral ingestion?
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A 24-year old female asked:
For reference, how does spider transmit diseases to humans? Is it because of the ingestion of eggs? How do you know if you contract the disease?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I'v compulsive hair eating since years. I chew it into small pieces before ingestion. Just curious what procedure will b used to detect their presence?
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A 26-year old male asked:
I feel very tired for hours after ingestion sugar (even just 10g). I've tested myself multiple times for diabetes, but I don't have it. What could it be? Thank you
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A 36-year old male asked:
Hi Im just doing some reading about a half life and came across this the half-life was approximately 60+/-15 minutes after ingestion of l-carnitine Does this mean the half life is between 45 and 75 minutes or does that mean 60 hours +/-15min?
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A 42-year old asked:
Is acute alcohol ingestion the same as alcohol overdose?
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A 19-year old male asked:
How much ingestion of toothpaste would be toxic in kids and adults?
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A 50-year old asked:
What could result from accidental datura stramonium seeds ingestion?
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A 32-year old asked:
What would happen if someone took an orphenadrine but broke the pill up before ingestion?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Onset of cyanide ingestion poisoning ? When do you know you are safe when how many hours have passed and you don't have any symptoms ?
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A 33-year old asked:
Consume alcohol once after spicy dinner. Any other cure for that ingestion?
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A 32-year old asked:
How long after ingestion of parasites does it usually take for someone to show symptoms of toxocariasis?
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A 38-year old male asked:
What damages can bring the ingestion of 2000mg Atenolol? And what is time limit from the incident to hospitalization?
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A member asked:
Trying to understand. Button batteries are very toxic if ingested. If they are burning holes in tissue wouldn't you see bad symptoms a week post ingestion?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Is it possible after hives occur from drug ingestion, resolved, then develope into.Sjs?I need the source regarding ur statement.
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A 35-year old asked:
Mold ingestion. Really dizzy and not quite right feeling. What can I do to feel better?
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A 34-year old female asked:
I have bad pains in my stomach with metformin and bad digestion can ingestion tablets helps?
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A 24-year old male asked:
I have an antifreeze leak. I can smell the fumes when i drive. I know ingestion is bad, but is inhalation of fumes dangerous to my body? If so, how?
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A 28-year old female asked:
I experience tightenness in my chest and nausea when exposed to peanuts (airborne, not ingestion). Is this severe enough to constitute a peanut allerg?
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A 35-year old female asked:
When can one return to "normal" eating following the cessation of ranitidine prescription? Gastritis was acute, I believe, due to ingestion of severely hot, hot sauce. I have followed a very bland, non-acidic diet for three weeks and next week is the la
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