Patient's question:
My son has not eaten mercury for over a week. What should I do?Treatment history and effectiveness: None
Expected help: I want to know what I should do.
Doctor's answer:
Since mercury is dense and insoluble in gastrointestinal fluids, it tends to accumulate at the bottom of the stomach. Generally, it is difficult to remove mercury through conventional gastric lavage methods, posing a threat to human health. To help metabolize the mercury, it is advisable to consume as much milk, soy milk, or egg whites as possible after ingesting mercury, as the proteins can bind with the mercury and slow down its absorption. Additionally, taking a certain amount of laxatives orally can also accelerate metabolism. Wishing you good health. The above advice is for the question "My son ingested mercury over a week ago and should not eat it. What should I do?" and is hoped to be helpful to you. Wishing you good health!