Water colors

Home treatment:

If swallowed: For gum cambogia, give milk or water to decrease possible harm to the stomach and intestinal tract. This also delays its absorption.

If on skin or clothing:

• Remove clothes.
• Wash with soap and water.

Determine the following information:

• the patient's age, weight, and condition
• the name of the product (as well as the ingredients and strength if known)
• the time it was swallowed
• the amount swallowed

Poison Control, or a local emergency number:

They will instruct you if it is necessary to take the patient to the hospital. See Poison Control centers for telephone numbers and addresses. Bring the poison container with you to the emergency room. A trip to the emergency room will normally not be necessary.

What to expect at the emergency room:

Some or all of the following procedures may be performed:

• for home water colors
  • Observe the patient.
  • Treat the symptoms.

• for aniline
  • Induce emesis.
  • Administer activated charcoal.
  • Use gastric lavage.
  • Maintain breathing
  • Treat the symptoms.

• for gum cambogia
  • Give fluids.
  • Use gastric lavage.
  • Induce emesis.
  • Administer a cathartic (bowel evacuator).
  • Treat the symptoms.

Expectations (prognosis):

For home water colors: Recovery very likely.

For aniline: Recovery is normally very likely if patient can survive the first 24 hours.

For gum cambogia: Survival past 48 hours usually indicates recovery will occur.