URGENT HELP /ADVISE wanted re: toddler swallowed washing up liquid

[Dixie]

Help! My two year old tike has just 'drunk' quite a quanity of washing up liquid. I washed his mouth out with water (he found it highly amusing). Is there anything else I should do? I don't want to panic as he seems very much ok in himself, still jolly & playful & highly amused at bubbles coming from his mouth. He seems no worse for wear from the incident. there is no warning advise on the bottle? Don't want to dash to the hospital if i've done all that is needed already? The joys of 1st time parenthood hey!

Ring NHS Direct 0845 4647.

I understand you're not supposed to make them sick or anything, but it's not a poison I don't think. Just an irritant.

Good luck & let us know!!

what is wrong with children, they seem to enjoy the fact that we are worrying ourselves senseless while they think its amusing, a while back my ds when into my handbag and i found him with a paracetamol in his hand, one minute he said he didn't eat it, the next it was in his tummy, after a 4 hour wait at A&E he was fine, don't think he took it, but it was better to be safe.

Good luck and let us know how you got on.

I'd also say ring the manufacturer. My dd once ate half a dishwasher tablet and had no ill effects at all (although I wouldn't recommend it !) If you don't get any luck there, you could ring your local casualty, they can usually ring a "poisons" unit to find out if there's anything to worry about. Best of luck.

Ring your local pharmacist as they are a hive of information.

Have a look at the NHS Direct site about poisoning. It looks pretty good.

I don't think that link is quite right as it doesn't start at the beginning of the Q&A process but I can't find the beginning!!

Sorry about that, hopefully this is right.

the result for washing up liquid is : If they don't have any symptoms, call NHS Direct.

Do not try to make them sick as it will make them worse.

Before ringing NHS Direct or 999, it would be helpful if you think about the following and are ready to answer the questions if asked: What the poison was.
When they took the poison and, if possible, how much.
If they are conscious.
If they are very short of breath.
Any medicines they are taking at the moment.
Remember to take the container of poison and any medicines they are taking with you to hospital.

Can't add anything else but good luck.

Dixie, hope things are OK by now. A friend's boy swallowed most of a bottle of Carex a couple of years ago (why, why, why?) and was fine. If there is no poison/irritant warning on the packaging, then in theory the product is not seriously harmful. Hope NHS Direct has been able to help, but can also recommend the Children's Casualty Unit at Darenth Park Hospital - they were very kind and efficient when ds headbutted the floor at Bluewater last year.

hi dixie, hope he is fine now and this will be just an amusing story from now on.

Good grief, Dix. Hope he's ok!

You'd have thought it tasted disgusting wouldn't you? Hope he's OK Dixie, let us know how he is.

Yes, we're all thinking of you, Dixie!!

Dixie, Hope he is okay this morning. please let us know how you got on.

dixie, please let us know how your little one is.

My mum used to squirt washing up liquid in our mouths whenever we swore or answered back to her! It tasted revolting and every time we opened our mouths to speak we blew bubbles! It didn't do us any harm apart from making our mouths nice and clean - in more ways than one! Hope your little one is ok Dixie!