Baking soda overdose

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Definition
Poisoning from an overdose of baking soda.

Poisonous Ingredient

• sodium bicarbonate

Symptoms

• body as a whole
  o muscle spasms
  o convulsions
  o muscle weakness
  o frequent urination
  
• gastrointestinal
  o constipation
  o feeling of being full
  
• nervous system
  o irritability

Home Treatment
DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. Call Poison Control for appropriate treatment.

Before Calling Emergency
Determine the following information:

• the patient’s age, weight, and condition
  
• the name of the product (ingredients and strengths if known)
  
• the time it was swallowed
  
• the amount swallowed

Poison Control, or a local emergency number
They will instruct you if it is necessary to take the patient to the hospital. See Poison Control Centers for telephone numbers and addresses. Take the container with you to the emergency room.

What to expect at the emergency room

Some or all of the following procedures may be performed:

• Give fluids.
  
• Treat the symptoms.

Expectations (prognosis)

The outcome depends on a number of factors including the amount of baking soda that is ingested; how promptly treatment begins; the person’s age, weight, and condition; and so forth.

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