If the medicine was to get something harmful OUT of the stomach why did she need to take more? and even so why do you need disgusting medicine to throw up? She could've just stuffed her finger down her throat to do that.

"If the medicine was to get something harmful OUT of the stomach why did she need to take more?" Because activated charcoal is necessary to prevent further absorption of toxins in the GI tract. Simply vomiting isn't guaranteed to do the trick; that's why they don't recommend taking ipecac syrup anymore in the event of poisoning. If you don't have a clue how medicine works, it's best to just keep quiet.

I've given activated charcoal to a number of patients. Some have vomited, some haven't. But I have NEVER given it twice. Once it's down, it's binded to the toxins, and if they vomit, then oh well. And it'll take you a WHILE to swallow all of it if you're taking it PO. So if you've gotten all the way through it, you're set even if you vomit. If you don't, then let them vomit and drink more of the SAME dose. There's no duration for it because it works on contact. Maybe YOU shouldn't speak without a clue.

Riku- Your a ******* idiot, if you have read Safety labels on certain products it says specifically(sp?) to NOT throw it up. If you throw it up all your doing is bringing it back again+ the acid in your stomach in very soft esophagus = NOT GOOD! Food is meant to go down the Eso not up. Why do you anorexic(or w/e one that thorws there food up is) people eventually get sick? They corode there eso and that inturn leads to internal bleeding as hole is internally in your Eso. and putting your finger with all the germs and such in ur mouth IS such a good idea. Because washing our hands does nothing to clean our hands. Lets just shove our hands everywhere and put them in ur mouth. Stop being an idiot.

It's not like it binds to the poisons immediately; it takes a little bit of time for absorption to occur.

1) The key word there is certain, RJB. Out of the 4 products I read, only 1 said not to induce vomiting. The other 3 said to call poison control who would have more than likely said to induce vomiting. 2) When the hell did I say I was or encouraging people to be anorexic? I said if she needed something out of her body that wasn't supposed to be in it that she JUST ATE she wouldn't need a medicine to get it out, I never said to throw up to lose weight! 3) Are you a germaphobe? The germs on your hand aren't going to do shit compared to a poison in your body.

#78, why argue with this RBJ kid? He's a 14-year-old Giants fan for Christ's sake.

What does that have to do with anything? Most people know it already. And the food still tastes/affects everyone the same way as it did before they read that.

Not everybody knows. Besides, you're missing the point. (1) I'm obviously (playfully) razzing the OP for her lack of fortitude. (2) Not everybody has the greatest reaction to the observation that they're probably eating maggots, etc. Maybe she'll get some backbone. Maybe she won't. There's much worse treatments out there. In all honestly, I'd say that getting something like a rectal probe would be worse...