How to induce vomiting without the finger down-your-throat method

@Rose2798 (359)
United States
October 1, 2009 8:14pm CST
With houshold items please (I don't have that special medication). Last night at 12 am I started violently coughing like I was choking something up. I couldn't bear to stick my finger down my throat, so I just drank a lot of iced tea and after fifteen minutes, I'd stopped. So that made me wonder if I really did need to vomit; what should I have done?
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
2 Oct 09
hi rose2798 if you ever have that situation again where you think you must vomit first buy syrup of ipecac and have it on hand for emergencies,it induces vomiting and that is' all it is used for recommended by the poison control center.
@Rose2798 (359)
• United States
2 Oct 09
hmm... do I need a perscription?
@Theresaaiza (10487)
• Australia
2 Oct 09
We were taught before that milk and egg mixture could induce vomiting.
@vathsala30 (3732)
• India
2 Oct 09
drink a little salt solution. automatically it will induce vomitting