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Sometimes, in order to improve well-being, it is necessary to induce vomiting. This method is considered radical, but in case of poisoning it will be a real salvation. Not everyone knows how to properly induce vomiting in an adult and a child, so as not to harm health.
Artificial induction of vomiting is useful in situations where you need to urgently get rid of substances hazardous to human health that have entered the stomach. The simplest method is to irritate the tongue closer to the root. This place should be gently pressed several times with clean fingers or a spoon deeply inserted into the oral cavity. To induce vomiting quickly, 3-4 clicks are enough.
Induce vomiting in Children
To induce vomiting in a child at home, he is laid on his stomach on the knees of an adult or on a flat surface. Then the adult inserts 1-2 fingers deep into his mouth, presses on the root of the tongue and slightly moves them. After the first portion of vomiting, children are given to drink at least 0,5 liters of a pink solution of manganese or salt, and they repeat an attempt to induce vomiting.
All of the above methods are used in emergency cases, in order to reduce negative health effects.
Tablets that cause vomiting
Vomiting drugs belong to the pharmaceutical group of emetics.
Types of emetics:
Means with a central action. Apomorphine – activates the vomiting center in the brain. Contraindications – tuberculosis, heart failure, stomach and duodenal ulcers, atherosclerosis.
Means with reflex action. Copper sulfate, zinc sulfate, ammonia compounds, herbal preparations (Sapega, Ipecacuana, Baranets, Istoda) – irritate the nerve receptors of the mucous membrane of the digestive organs. Purpose – the rapid removal of toxic substances from the stomach, toxic foods when it is impossible to wash the stomach with alternative methods.
What is a gag reflex, what is its danger
The emptying of the stomach from the remnants of food and liquid is called the gag reflex. The remains are mixed with gastric juice and leave the stomach as a result of spasms of smooth muscles. During vomiting, a person feels irritation of the pharynx, burning in the throat and slight dizziness.
A single induction of vomiting does not harm the body of an adult, but the systematic induction of vomiting is fraught with a violation of the water-salt balance in the body, irritation of the stomach and esophagus, and the process of digestion and absorption of food is also disturbed. It is known that girls who want to lose weight cause vomiting, subsequently such manipulations become the causes of the development of anorexia and bulimia.
It is necessary to cause a gag reflex in a timely manner, when the first symptoms appear: nausea, diarrhea. It is important to take the correct position to minimize discomfort and vomit does not get into the nose, so the position of the head should be horizontal.
It is dangerous to induce vomiting in young children, as it is difficult for them to control the release of vomit: children can re-swallow it. For babies, it is better to do an enema for cleansing or take them to a hospital.
How to induce vomiting in a person urgently: all the ways
You can induce vomiting medically, mechanically, folk remedies.
Mechanical ways to induce vomiting:
- How to induce vomiting with your fingers. Put your fingers deep into your mouth – this will cause nausea, which will entail the process of emptying the stomach. Before manipulation, it is better to drink in one gulp from 0.5 to 1 liter of warm water. After emptying the stomach, rinse your mouth with water, drink a little.
- How to induce vomiting if you feel sick. Press on the base of the tongue at the back of the mouth. This can be done with a spoon or other safe object.
Folk remedies to induce vomiting:
How to induce vomiting with potassium permanganate.
Potassium permanganate is one of the most common drugs used to induce vomiting. It is necessary to drink a large enough volume of waterso that the walls of the stomach stretch, and the pressure on the esophagus increases. In addition, potassium permanganate disinfects. Very important: do not overdo it with the amount of granules! The solution should be light pink, otherwise you can provoke a burn of the mucous surfaces of the esophagus and stomach.
How to dilute potassium permanganate: dilute potassium permanganate in a small amount of water, add water so that the total volume reaches 2 liters. Drink a solution of potassium permanganate slowly, in small sips. It happens that after drinking, the gag reflex forms on its own, but sometimes it is necessary to help yourself with one of the mechanical methods that we wrote about above.
How to induce vomiting with salt or baking soda.
After potassium permanganate, these are the most popular ways to induce vomiting. It is necessary to dissolve 40 g of soda in 1 liter of water. Soda solution is drunk in large sips, it is important to try to keep the liquid in the stomach for 3 minutes. Soda solution has antimicrobial properties and heals the mucous membrane. Saline vomiting solution: 2 tsp. in 1 glass of water. An equally effective way is considered a soda-salt solution. To do this, salt and soda are diluted in 2.5 liters of water in equal proportions (20 g each).
Mustard water, decoction of herbs.
To make mustard water, you need to dissolve 1 tsp. prepared mustard in a glass of water. The solution is drunk in one gulp. But to stop vomiting, you need to completely dissolve 15 g of soda in a glass of water and drink it in one gulp. The gag reflex disappears rather quickly.
When to induce vomiting is dangerous to health and life
Do not induce vomiting if:
- the person is unconscious, unable to swallow (aspiration pneumonia may develop when vomit is inhaled inside);
- swallowed sharp and hard objects – vomiting can cause damage to the esophagus or blockage;
- foaming substances, such as soap, are swallowed, which can enter the lungs and cause pneumonia;
- swallowed alkaline or acidic substances that can cause burns of the mucous membranes of the esophagus and stomach;
- there was a poisoning by products of oil refining (gasoline, kerosene, solvent).
It is worth noting that vomiting can cause dehydration, especially if it is accompanied by diarrhea. It is urgent to call an ambulance when vomiting does not stop for 2 hours or longer, moreover, if a child, an elderly person or a pregnant woman has been injured. Toxic poisoning, such as mushrooms, can be life-threatening, so it is important to induce vomiting before the arrival of doctors. You can additionally put a cold compress on the stomach.
