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What happens if you DO eat silica gel? Annie, Edinburgh Alone, silica gel is non-toxic, non-flammable and chemically unreactive. However, some of the beads may be doped with a moisture indicator, such as cobalt (II) chloride, which is carcinogenic. Cobalt (II) chloride is deep blue when dry (anhydrous) and pink when moist (hydrated). This is the reason most silica gel packets are labeled as dangerous or poisonous when eaten. Crystalline silica dust can cause silicosis but synthetic amorphous silica, which is what silica gel is, does not cause silicosis. A chemically similar substance with far greater porosity is aerogel. Rich Paddon, Manchester, UK Presumably you dehydrate, but by how much is determined by what quantity you eat. Jenny, Woking, UK Not a lot, apparently. According to the advice of the Utah Poison Control Centre, "Silica gel is a desiccant which absorbs moisture and is included in the packaging of many products such as shoes, purses, medications, electronic equipment, computers, etc. Desiccants are the most common foreign object ingestion by children under 6 years of age reported to the Utah Poison Control Center, with 584 reports in 1999. Silica gel packets are printed with very strong words of caution  DO NOT EAT, HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, THROW AWAY. Parents may panic after reading the silica gel caution label, if their child puts the package in their mouth or eats the product. Rest assured, the contents of the packet, silica gel, is basically sand and it is not harmful if swallowed. However, caution should be taken to keep the product out of small childrens reach, because the silica gel packet may be a choking hazard." Roger Greenhalgh, Newport, Shropshire UK Thank you so much. My son ate some and instantly I started to panic and I googled and you have saved my nerves. Gia Mainne , Texas U.S Thank You so much for the information. Vimal, Dubai UAE Thank you so much for the information, My 3 year old daughter just swallowed this gel and I really freaked out but googling this info really saved me a trip to the Hospital. I believe this kind of information is very helpful to all parents in the world. Morens, Johannesburg South Africa My eight month old daughter just eat it, I am very varying about my child thanks for your information tarik khan, kareli india Thank you so much. I ate some Silica gel by mistake naveesh, calicut india My daughter's two years old and she ate it and was calling them lollies I instantly started to panic thanks google my hearts beating again lol Shivaun, Batemans bay Australia Thanks a lot for the reassurance! My 4 yr old son started sucking a few and I was ready to take him to hospital! At least I can sleep easy! Naomie Ramtu, Nairobi Kenya My friend and I just ate some... it was delicious...mmmm. getting some more ordered for Christmas! John Jones, Manchester Lancashire It made me go blue. Ken Adams, Browntree England thank you so much for the information... mazuin ahmad, miri sarawak Thank you so much... I was panicking as my son bit into a packet, I thought he was ok coz I got it out of his mouth, but as my son was sick that night was getting worried... This has put my mind at rest that he is not poisoned... xx Gemma, Basingstoke England I freaked out immediately when I opened my Asic tablet and find silica gel spilled all over. I phoned the Pharmacist nd he said I must come so that they can see. As on my way I googled it and I was very happy with the information. Unfortunately I spend my money already lol! Thanks a lot Bohlokwa Monatsi, Cape Town South Africa Thank god. I was just in my most panicking moment....got a lot of hard scolding from my husband for not being an attentive mom...when the time she consumed it. I was absent and my hubby was present. But now I can rest assured. Thank god. arpita , kolkata india I found an open packet on my floor and panicked because I thought the baby ate it. Almost had a heart attack. Thank you for this info, I'm still going to watch her. Mahalia Wright , Brooklyn, NY USA I was so worried when I saw a chewed packet of those and my 4 year old was alone in my bedroom, thank you for this info.. Pumla Jokozela, Sterkspruit South Africa Thanks for your help but what if the packet is also present in the food? hina, islamabad pakistan My baby opened the packet not sure whether he eat the gel but I panic Thanks a million for the info. Ummaaisha Yasmeen, mumbai mumbai Thanks you so much for such information. My 2 year old son Swallowed 1 piece of it. I was panic about it. He is ok. One again thanks you so much. Kultar Singh Bains, Hoshiarpur India Thank god!!!!! God bless u really!!! My 2 year old probably had a few I'm not sure, I Googled to check before I could get a panic attack and phew, I read this... Thank you so much. Sai, Mumbai, India



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