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What are the reasons for using charcoal pills?
What are the reasons for using charcoal pills?
What are the reasons for using charcoal pills?
Activated charcoal (carbonate) is very important and should be in the home pharmacy on a permanent basis.
Activated charcoal is sometimes used to help treat a drug overdose or poisoning.
When you take activated charcoal, drugs and toxins can bind to it, helping to rid the body of unwanted substances.
When used with other treatments, activated charcoal may be effective in severe poisoning, but it is not helpful in some cases, including poisoning from:
Cyanide, lithium, alcohol, iron nettle, and it is not used to treat toxins such as strong acids or bases.
Other less-studied uses for activated charcoal include:
1- Treatment of pregnancy in which the normal flow of bile is affected (cholestasis)
2- Preventing gases
3- Reduce high cholesterol
You should see your doctor if any side effects occur, and you should not take any medication without consulting your doctor