Q Hello doctor, i am from chennai. Im married for 2.5 yrs now. Due to family issues, i mixed laxman rekha chalk(1 full chalk) with water and drank it. After an hour or two, i went to hospital and i was given stomach wash twice. I want to know the effects of the chalk, is it poisonous, will it be fatal if not treated?
Hello. Laxman rekha chalk has pyrethroids as their ingredients. They can cause poisoning, but they require very high dose to give any fatal results. So, you need not to be worried. Our body can manage to excrete some amount of this. Stomach wash is one of the form of treatment only. So, it is not untreated in your case. There are no evidance of remote effects of its consumption. Immediate effects may include drowsiness, diziness, nausea, etc. But if you are not suffering from any complaint now, there ois nothing to worry about.