What should one drink to induce vomiting more easily?
May 28, 2023
Source: Cainiu Health
Dr. Zhou Chao
Introduction
In general, vomiting can be induced by consuming substances such as lemon water or peppermint oil, which are more likely to trigger expulsion. Additionally, certain medications like arecoline or cholic acid derivatives may also induce vomiting. However, inducing vomiting is an unhealthy practice that may lead to serious physical and psychological health problems. Patients are advised not to induce vomiting lightly. Moreover, medications should only be used under the guidance of a physician and must not be self-administered.
Under normal circumstances, vomiting can be induced by consuming certain foods such as lemon water and peppermint oil. Additionally, ingesting medications like epibatidine or amarogentin may also induce vomiting. Specific details are as follows:
I. Foods
1. Lemon Water
Lemon water is a common beverage that can induce vomiting. The citric acid in lemon water stimulates nerve endings in the gastrointestinal tract, triggering a vomiting reflex that causes patients to reflexively expel toxic substances from the body.
2. Peppermint Oil
Peppermint oil has a strong, irritating flavor that stimulates nerve endings in the stomach, causing belching and subsequently triggering the vomiting reflex, leading to the expulsion of stomach contents.
II. Medications
1. Epibatidine
Epibatidine is an effective emetic drug. Due to its intensely bitter taste, it induces belching and thereby prompts patients to vomit out toxic substances from the body.
2. Amarogentin
Amarogentin is a raw pharmaceutical ingredient that induces vomiting. It stimulates nerve endings in the colon region, causing spasms in patients, thus achieving an emetic effect and helping eliminate toxins from the body.
Induced vomiting is an unhealthy practice that may lead to serious physical and psychological health problems. Patients are advised not to induce vomiting lightly. Furthermore, medications should only be used under the guidance of a physician; self-administration is strongly discouraged to avoid adverse effects.
