charcoal tablets/ capsules

[acker]

i got a whiff of spraypaint the otherday, it knocked me on my a5s for 2 days; i'm more sensitive to fumes and sh!t than i used to be; anyway, feeling better today;

my friend suggested take 10 charcoal capsules. i thought it was a great idea. went to pharmacist, they thought it wouldn't help. i got them anyway. i took 3 capsules. think it'll help with general detox, and absorbing poison/ chemicals? how much does it interfere with the rest of the day's food/ supplements? i kept them as separate as i could from each other...
anything else?...
thanks...

[caregiver222]

Charcoal will not provide any help whatsoever, and is contraindicated.

A good liver cleanse, as suggested by Paxilid, is not the worst idea in the world.

The problem is these fumes are neurotoxic and degrade body structures within a short period after exposure that sometimes repair themselves and sometimes don't.

[acker]

cool. i developed the hypersensitivity about 2 years ago, and just 'forgot'. after 2 years off work, i did a small spraypaint job and didn't do the right thing. yes, need to cleanse liver...
thankew

[gymdandee]

Paxiled is correct, the ER's have charcoal for those who ingest something bad you
inhaled, how do you spray paint and not wear proper protection.  

[Paxiled]

That's too much charcoal in your intestines for something that charcoal only helps with as a filter on a face mask.  I'd get some more expert advice than your friend.  This was a temporary event, and if it's been two days, I'd see a doctor.  That's a long time for paint fumes.  For long term protection, the place you want to cleanse is your liver; charcoal cleanses your intestines of toxins but also of good stuff, as you have indicated.  If you've got gas, one charcoal capsule might be a nice thing.  If you're worried about long-term damage, buy a good liver cleanse.  Otherwise, forget about it and next time wear a mask with a charcoal filter that keeps the stuff out in the first place.