Is it okay to consume activated charcoal during your first trimester of pregnancy?

Question

My friend have been ttc. 10 more days to her supposed period but she knew that she's pregnant. However, now she's having diarrhea for almost 2 days already. Is it okay for her to consume activated charcoal? Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Uhhhhhhh.... I'm pretty sure charcoal is taken (at a hospital) if you've ingested something toxic... I could be wrong. Maybe I'm the idiot... Or maybe your friend is.

Tell her to call a doctor.

Answer 2

Have her dissolve one to two teaspoons jello powder in warm water and drink it. That is a safe cure for diarrhea.

Answer 3

its labeled as a type B drug which mean it has not been widely reasearched in pregnant women and the long term effects are not known. This includes pills like GAS X and such that are not that great to take. Plus that activated charcoal is more for like gas. When i was in my 1st trimester i suffered from a stomach virus soooo i was told to take imodium AD until it went away thats a much safer drug to take.

Good luck!