Summer Sickness: How Contaminated Food and Drinks Can Make You Sick
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Dr AvinashTank, is a super-specialist (MCh) Laparoscopic Gastro-intestinal Surgeon,
Ingestion of corrosive substances is common in India. In children, the ingestion injury is primarily due to accidental ingestion, but ingestion in adults is more often suicidal in intent and is frequently life-threatening too.
The ingested corrosive substances are either alkalis or acid. Alkaline material accounts for most caustic ingestions in Western countries whereas injuries from acid are more common in some developing countries, like India, where hydrochloric acid and sulphuric acid are easily accessible. Acids and alkalis produce different types of tissue damage. Acids cause coagulation necrosis, with scar formation that may limit substance penetration and injury depth conversely, alkalis combine with tissue proteins of body, and penetrate deeper into tissues.
Caustic Agent | Type | Commercially Available Form |
---|---|---|
Acid | Sulfuric | Battery Industrial cleaning agent Metal plating |
Oxalic | Paint thinner, Stripper Metal cleaner | |
Hydrochloric | Solvent Metal cleaner Toilet & drain cleaner Anti-rust compounds | |
Alkali | Phospharic | Toilet cleaner |
Sodium Hydroxide | Drain cleaner Home Soap manufacturing | |
Sodium carbonate | Oven cleaner Washing powders | |
Potasium Hydroxide | Oven cleaner Washing powders |
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