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Suggest Treatment For Chest Tightness.
I put bleach and then hot water down a stinky drain a few times. I now have a tight chest and some burning. Would this have been enough to cause damage to my insides? I was only in the bathroom for about 1-2 minutes following each treatment. Did I do something to my lungs? Please advise
Wed, 8 Jul 2015
thanks for asking your question
I completely understand your question
yes bleach can cause allergic symptoms.
you need to take some leukotreine antagonists like monteleukast and some antibiotics like cefexime for a week after consulting a pulmonologist.
he can request for a chest xray also to rule out any other disease progressing in ur chest.
short term exposure leads to allergy but long term and for long duration can lead to toxicity and some chronic changes , so better to avoid next time
thanks / regards
feel free to ask more questions
may god bless you with good health
I completely understand your question
yes bleach can cause allergic symptoms.
you need to take some leukotreine antagonists like monteleukast and some antibiotics like cefexime for a week after consulting a pulmonologist.
he can request for a chest xray also to rule out any other disease progressing in ur chest.
short term exposure leads to allergy but long term and for long duration can lead to toxicity and some chronic changes , so better to avoid next time
thanks / regards
feel free to ask more questions
may god bless you with good health
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