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Is It Safe If Someone Swallowed Petroleum Jelly

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Dr.  Michelle Gibson James MD

Today I have external sores close to my anus. Used petroleum jelly last night because of irritation yesterday. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Kakkar S. MD

Hello Dr My lips is getting dry and getting broken down a bit. I am using petroleum jelly but not getting much benefits. pl help regards ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kakkar S. ( Dermatologist)
Dr.  Sumanth Amperayani MD

Hello my daughter has a sore surrounding the outside of her nose it is a hard scap I was wondering why is it increasing and what could I apply on it . I have been using petroleum... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sumanth Amperayani ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

jelly and the swelling disappeared. However, now my face and neck are red and itchy(it looks like a rash). I wake up and my face is very dry so I apply more petroleum jelly and it... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha MD

A 32 year old female does not know if she swallowed a U.S. quarter coin or not. She will NOT go to the doctor. It has been 5 days with no symptoms and no problems. She feels good and does NOT want to ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha ( Internal Medicine Specialist)

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Dr. E Venkata Ramana MD

My 2 year old daughter crawled out of bed and went through a small jar of petroleum jelly and got it all over her hair. We re not sure if she swallowed any. There doesnt appear to be any... View answer

Answered by : Dr. E Venkata Ramana ( Pediatrician)
Dr. E Venkata Ramana MD

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

Answered by : Dr. E Venkata Ramana ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Jyoti Gupta MD

up uses for the jelly because I was curious what all I could use it for. Upon looking this up I found some rather dusturbing claims instead, claims that using jelly is harmful. I have not found... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jyoti Gupta ( Dermatologist)
Dr.  Karl Logan MD

them a little bit of petroleum jelly to grease the intestines to make it easier to go down and come out the other end and i was just wondering is that safe to do to a child as young as... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Karl Logan ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. KOMAL vig MD

Is it safe to use petroleum jelly on the entire face and neck during pregnancy I have been ... itchiness and crawling sensations. It is growing in size and numbers and... View answer

Answered by : Dr. KOMAL vig ( Homeopath)