Patient's question:
He is 3 years old. Yesterday, while I was washing clothes, he grabbed a handful of laundry detergent and put it in his mouth. At the time, I wasn't paying attention. Later, he told me his stomach hurt. When I asked, he said he ate the laundry detergent. I want to ask what I should do? Is it okay? What kind of assistance do you need: What should I do if my child eats laundry detergent?Doctor's answer:
Laundry detergent is no longer like the early soap; it has very little alkalinity and is almost neutral. A tiny amount will never harm internal organs. They are mainly fine chemical products that reduce surface activity. Simply put, they reduce the force between dirt and fabrics, reduce the force between large-molecule dirt, make the dirt into small molecules, and ultimately turn it into soluble substances. This is the principle! It should be said that those supplied by reputable manufacturers are not harmful, so they are basically never going to be lethal to you! Haha! If you are still not confident, you can always see a doctor!