eli5 what happens if you drink isopropyl “rubbing” alcohol

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so i just watched a video of someone chug a bottle of rubbing alcohol that you would get from the pharmacy. its still alcohol though so like why is it bad. also what likely happened to the guy who chugged the bottle?

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Hello, I did actually consume rubbing alcohol once upon a time when I was a child. It was in a unlabeled water bottle (don’t ask) so I wasn’t paying attention as I’d just woken up. Immediately, it feels like your throat is on fire, everything is burning pain and I ran into the bathroom choking and coughing. One of the worst pains of my life because I had no way of getting rid of it. After about maybe half an hour, my mom rushed me to the hospital and they gave me a weeks(?) Worth of pills to take.

Didn’t have any stomach pains or anything which was probably due to only having the small amount down before spitting it out but never again! I also actively avoid alcohol because I don’t like reliving the burning feeling.

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