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My Son Swallowed Petroleum Jelly , Will It Make Any Harm To Him ?

My son swallowed petroleum jelly , We called 911 they said it should be ok.??? Any ideas ?

posted on Tue, 22 Dec 2009

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Tue, 22 Dec 2009 Answered on

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Keep me posted

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madhusudan's Response

It's OK! read the label, diarea might be the worst outcome.

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