For example some lighter fluids
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Let’s say you drank something corrosive like drain cleaner. It would severely damage – corrode – all the tissues on the way down. It you vomited it up, it would do the same thing to the already damaged tissue & make your situation worse.
The main component of stomach acid is hydrochloric acid, which is powerful stuff! So, our Stomach lining is designed to handle strong acids. It’s better to keep that drain cleaner in the stomach. The docs will suck it out orhave you drink stuff that absorbs the acid & reduces its damage the rest of the way down. It’s usually some nasty charcoal stuff.
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