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What Happens When You Accidentally Swallow A Battery – Health Digest
Sdi Productions/Getty Images You might think it’s an unlikely scenario for anyone to swallow a battery. However, it does happen from time to time. In fact, more batteries end up in people’s stomachs each year than you might suspect: According to the National Capital Poison Center, every year, 3,500 […]
What Happens To Your Throat When You Swallow Really Hot Food – Health Digest
Most of the time, you can soothe a burned throat by sipping on some cool water and letting it gently enter your throat, sucking on some ice cubes, and gargling a solution of warm water and salt, per Tuggeranong Square Medical Practice. If you feel discomfort several hours after swallowing the hot food, this is when […]
If You Swallow Too Much Toothpaste, This Is What Happens To Your Body – Health Digest
Sodium fluoride and triclosan are the two toxic chemicals in toothpaste that, when eaten in excess, can lead to symptoms of an overdose such as vomiting, diarrhea, convulsions, trouble breathing, reduced heart rate, heart attack, and more (via Mount Sinai). While this may sound unnerving, the National Capital Poison Center emphasizes that non-prescription toothpaste products […]