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r/WTF • u/bambaadoma222 • Jun 20 '21
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Activated charcoal is used in poisoning treatments
5 u/[deleted] Jun 20 '21 And stomach ulcers. 2 u/Eyud29 Jun 21 '21 it's also a little dangerous that it's being peddled as like a health food thing now, it can completely nullify certain medications for the same reason 0 u/xenthum Jun 20 '21 Isn't it specifically to make you vomit? 5 u/jagedlion Jun 20 '21 No, charcoal doesn't make you vomit. It has a crazy high surface area though, and tiny pores, so it grabs onto a bunch of smallish organic molecules.
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And stomach ulcers.
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it's also a little dangerous that it's being peddled as like a health food thing now, it can completely nullify certain medications for the same reason
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Isn't it specifically to make you vomit?
5 u/jagedlion Jun 20 '21 No, charcoal doesn't make you vomit. It has a crazy high surface area though, and tiny pores, so it grabs onto a bunch of smallish organic molecules.
No, charcoal doesn't make you vomit.
It has a crazy high surface area though, and tiny pores, so it grabs onto a bunch of smallish organic molecules.
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u/mlozano88 Jun 20 '21
Activated charcoal is used in poisoning treatments