What if toddler eats tums

Possible Symptoms There are usually no symptoms from eating antacid tablets, but your child may experience constipation. What To Do If your child is not having symptoms, give them a few sips of water.

Poison Information Toxicity Level. Minimally toxic. Also Known As. What It Is. The Tums label advises taking only a few in one sitting, not exceeding 7, milligrams, which depending on the dosage it comes in , , and 1, mg doses can range anywhere from 7 to 15 tablets. But what if you have like really, really bad heartburn, and you want to just nip it in the bud? Can you just take the whole bottle? In other words, can you overdose on Tums? All that—heartburn, acid reflux, gastritis, and ulcers—is painful.

What do Tums do? The reason Tums work so well is because their main ingredient, calcium carbonate is basic and when exposed to the hydrochloric acid in your stomach, the carbonate group binds to the hydrogen. This gets rid of the free floating acid, but in the process frees up calcium ions, allowing them to be absorbed by the body. She will be 17 in a week.

At least he did it and not you Last year I was giving our almost 2yo a med and he hated it so I always had to hold him down. Well half way through the syringe I realized the color of the med looked weird And of course my mother and sister were there I literally held my child down and almost poisoned him with a potentially seizure inducing dosage. I'm sure we all get award a few "worst parent" trophies through the years.

Pretty much just calcium, he'll be ok. My son are 40 gummy vitamins once, I panicked. I called poison control while my husband was getting him ready to go to the ER. They said that's why they don't put iron in gummies or other things that taste like candy, iron is the only thing that can hurt them in large amounts, everything else will flush out It happens to all of us, no matter how careful you are they are masters at getting into things.

Take a deep breath, he's gonna be ok. On the other hand, they might have constipation or slight tummy ache, which is not worrisome and will resolve itself. Do offer your little one water often, as it might help with constipation. You must be logged in to post a comment. Hi, dear panicked-parent,. Table of Contents 1 What are tums? Can my 2-year-old toddler take antacids? What foods cause acid reflux in toddlers?