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Can you kindly give me more details of the exposure? What kind of iodine were you handling? How long were you in contact with iodine? Did you wash your hands before eating the pizza??
Kindly give me these details to help you further,
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Patient replied :
Hi
The type I am not sure.. it was given to me to clean a wound, It is alcholic 5% solution liquid brown. It spilt out the bottle and I cleaned it with a tissue but I got some on my tips of my index fingers. I washed my hands but they were still slightly stained as I recall.
I had a pizza about half an hour later and, forgetting about the Iodine, ate it as normal. I awoke with a slightly strange taste in my mouth and in a sweat.
Hello,
In that case, not a significant amount of iodine was ingested.
Minor stomach upset and slight stomach pain is expected following some iodine ingestion.
However, it should not cause any systemic symptoms.
Please update me if you develop any further symptoms such as stomach cramping, increased sweating, palpitations, chest pain, e.t.c
Feel free to discuss further,
Regards.
Patient replied :
Thank you
I now feel slightly nauseaus and like my stomach is a little upset. Please could you advise about what to eat and how to manage the situation should this stomach upset get any worse. Also, how long will these symptoms probably last? It was now 14 hours ago that I ingested it but I haven't eaten much since.
Thanks
Hello,
The symptoms should settle down in a maximum period of 24 hours.
I will advise you take Cap. Omeprazole 20 mg twice daily, this will relieve the excess acidity, and aid in digestion, and if there is diarrhea, you can take Loperamide SOS.
Keep updating me, I will keep this consult open.
Regards.