To get rid of the smell of your armpits, you write, and then you're addicted to aluminum
Sep 22, 2024
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According to local media such as VN Express, a 64-year-old woman visited the hospital last month with itchy body, feet, and palms.
As a result of the test, it was confirmed that the aluminum levels in blood and urine were up to four times higher than normal.
According to the Hanoi Zakkremai Hospital Poison Control Center, the aluminum level in the blood should not exceed 12 micrograms (mcg) per liter and should not exceed 12mcg based on 24-hour urine volume. However, the patient's blood aluminum level was 12.5 mcg per liter and urine aluminum level was 47.37 mcg.
Kidney function was normal, which was not a symptom due to decreased kidney function.
When asked by the medical staff, the patient said he had been applying alum to his armpits twice a day for 10 years with folk remedies to get rid of the smell.
Alum, or white, is a general term for sulfate and peritoneal salts such as aluminum sulfate, alkali metal, and ammonium sulfate.
Alum may be used as a food additive or for water treatment. It does not cause aluminum poisoning when used in the right amount and in the right way, but there are reports that large amounts cause inflammation of the digestive tract such as vomiting and diarrhea.
Alumban is also known to be included in starch toothpicks.
Previously, experts warned against eating 'Fried Starch Toothpick' when it became an online topic.
Aluminum poisoning in the body mainly complains of skin symptoms, but it can also adversely affect the digestive system, skeletal system, and blood.
It can also be related to neurological diseases such as dementia, headache, and memory impairment, so caution is required.
According to Vietnamese medical staff, "The patient contracted aluminum poisoning due to prolonged use of alum" and "aluminum poisoning due to external applications is rare."
The patient was discharged on the 1st after a month of treatment.
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