Is there anything wrong with drinking floral water? What should I do?

Everyone is familiar with floral water. Applying floral water in the summer is the best way to relieve itching from insect bites. Many times, toilet water is in spray form. When spraying toilet water, some of it will enter the mouth, or if you accidentally ingest toilet water, will there be any problems with your body? What should you do if you drink a lot of toilet water?

1. Can you drink floral water?

You can't drink toilet water.

Floral water is a perfume that contains essences, essential oils, alcohol and other chemical ingredients. Some mosquito repellent floral waters also contain DEET and pyrethroids, two pesticide ingredients that are slightly toxic. Therefore, for the sake of your own health, floral water should not be drunk.

2. What happens if you drink floral water?

1. Small amount

If you accidentally ingest a small amount of toilet water, there will generally be no adverse reactions, because about 70% of toilet water is alcohol, and it is all edible alcohol. If there is no special discomfort, it should be fine. Just drink more warm water to speed up your metabolism.

2. Large quantities

If you drink too much toilet water at one time, it is recommended to induce vomiting immediately. The cool toilet water will irritate the gastric mucosa after entering the stomach, causing gastrointestinal discomfort. Moreover, some toilet water contains mosquito repellent ingredients. Although the toxicity is extremely small, large amounts of intake will still have adverse effects on the body, and may cause nausea, vomiting, and cold sweats.

3. What to do after drinking floral water

1. Drink boiled water

Toilet water contains a large amount of edible alcohol. If a small amount is accidentally ingested by the human body, it is generally not a big problem. Just drink more boiled water to promote metabolism.

2. Eat hangover-relief foods

Since toilet water contains more than 70% edible alcohol, you may experience symptoms of drunkenness after accidentally drinking it. It is recommended to eat some hangover-relieving foods to relieve the symptoms, such as honey water, apples, grapes, celery juice, tomatoes, pears and other foods that can quickly metabolize alcohol and relieve "drunkenness" symptoms.

3. Induce vomiting

Use a hard feather, tongue depressor, spoon handle, chopsticks, fingers, etc. to stir the pharyngeal arch and posterior pharyngeal wall to induce vomiting. This method is simple, easy and effective, and can also be used at home.

4. Hospital treatment

If you drink too much floral water and still experience dizziness, nausea, vomiting and other discomfort symptoms after inducing vomiting, drinking water and eating fruit, it is recommended to go to the hospital for treatment immediately. Gastric lavage may be required. This is because some floral water contains mosquito repellent ingredients, which are slightly toxic. Physical discomfort may be related to this, so seek medical attention in time.