warn! Buy your own carbon watch out for side effects Carbon pills should be taken on an empty stomach. Should not be used in patients with intestinal obstruction.
Asst. Prof. (Special) Dr. Siam Sirintornpanya, Head of Digestive Diseases Division Internal Medicine Rajavithi Hospital told Hfocus that charcoal or carbon pills Popular to eat to absorb toxins. Therefore, people buy it to eat by themselves when they have diarrhea. But what’s worrying is that carbon doesn’t just absorb toxins. But it also absorbs everything it absorbs, such as food or certain drugs. Carbon also absorbs the drug. therefore must be careful when using drugs, for example, should not take antibiotics together with carbon because the carbon will absorb the drug Carbon should also not be used in patients with intestinal obstruction, however, if diarrhea is mild. Patients who want to eat carbon can try it. by taking carbon pills on an empty stomach But if the symptoms do not subside or severe abdominal pain, high fever, it is best to see a doctor.
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