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Q: Sudocrem Diaper ointment swallowed

asked by: ShayeBabe on June 5th, 2009

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Hi, I have a 1 year old daughter who got into sudocrem diaper ointment and ate some. I have been enforcing liquid intake and making sure she isn't acting weird in anyway.. the ingredients are zinc oxide 15.25% sodium benzoate 0.48% and butylated hydroxyanisole 0.008%

Is this harmful to her, and is there anything else I should do

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Dr. Leonard J. Grossman , MD

replied on June 22nd, 2009

Although diaper creams are not meant to be ingested, they are usually not toxic. If your child however ingests any substance of which you are concerned, call your local poison control center. This number can be gotten online or through information on your phone.
LJGMD

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mominashoe

replied on June 23rd, 2009

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Any time your child gets into something he shouldn't, call your poison control immediately. By the time someone here might get to your post, whatever has been ingested could have life-threatening consequences.

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