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Annie, Edinburgh Alone, silica gel is non-toxic, non-flammable and chemically unreactive. However, some of the beads may be doped with a moisture indicator, such as cobalt II chloride, which is carcinogenic. Cobalt II chloride is deep blue when dry anhydrous and pink when moist hydrated. This is the reason most silica gel packets are labeled as dangerous or poisonous when eaten. Crystalline silica dust can cause silicosis but synthetic amorphous silica, which is what silica gel is, does not cause silicosis.
A chemically similar substance with far greater porosity is aerogel. Rich Paddon, Manchester, UK Presumably you dehydrate, but by how much is determined by what quantity you eat. Jenny, Woking, UK Not a lot, apparently. According to the advice of the Utah Poison Control Centre, "Silica gel is a desiccant which absorbs moisture and is included in the packaging of many products such as shoes, purses, medications, electronic equipment, computers, etc.
Desiccants are the most common foreign object ingestion by children under 6 years of age reported to the Utah Poison Control Center, with reports in Parents may panic after reading the silica gel caution label, if their child puts the package in their mouth or eats the product. Rest assured, the contents of the packet, silica gel, is basically sand and it is not harmful if swallowed. My son ate some and instantly I started to panic and I googled and you have saved my nerves.
Gia Mainne , Texas U. If a child is older than age 1 , a person can perform the Heimlich maneuver to attempt to dislodge the packet. They should:. If the child is younger than age 1 , an adult should hold the child face down on their forearm, with the arm resting on their upper thigh. A person can then use the heel of their other hand to strike the child between the shoulder blades.
They may need to deliver several strikes before the packet dislodges. If a child swallowed one or more packets but is not choking, this online tool from Poison Control may provide guidance, or a person can call Advice may include giving the child a few sips of water to help reduce any mouth discomfort and to ensure they will not choke or have trouble swallowing after eating the gel packet. Pet food manufacturers may add silicon gel packets to pet food packaging to reduce moisture and potential mold that would spoil the food.
But the silica gel packets can retain the food smell, and pets may eat them. According to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, if a pet eats silica gel packets, they may experience stomach upset and diarrhea.
If the animal consumed large amounts of silica gel, it could be at risk for intestinal obstruction. Symptoms of this condition in pets include:. A person should seek medical advice if anyone has accidentally ingested silica gel packets.
A good place to start is Poison Control. Their experts can advise on what steps to take, whether this involves seeking further medical attention or waiting to see if other symptoms occur. Accidentally eating silica gel is generally not a cause for concern, unless the packets are coated in cobalt chloride, which is toxic.
However, in general, eating uncoated silica gel packets may result in a mildly upset stomach, although children may choke on the packets.
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