Re: DMSA and Activated Charcoal? Need Help tonight...

[Guest guest]

Dean. I find this unlikely. Why would a dithiol chelator bind to what is

basically carbon?

Dave.

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Posted by: " DeanNetwork " dean@... deansta22

Fri Jun 27, 2008 11:06 pm (PDT)

> I am worried that I may have messed up this round. I gave my daughter

> GSE at 7:45pm and DMSA at 8:15pm and activated charcoal at 8:45pm.

> Will the charcoal affect the dmsa? THanks Sheila

I'm not sure how fast the DMSA is absorbed by the gut, but I would say that

it is possible that the Activated Charcoal would have absorbed the DMSA.

I've never seen this discussed on this list, but it is likely that Activated

Charcoal would affect the round and should not be given on-round.

Just my opinion, not sure if it is factual.

DeanSA

[Guest guest]

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> Dean. I find this unlikely. Why would a dithiol chelator bind to

what is

> basically carbon?

>

I think that the activated charcoal *adsorbs* most drugs. I'm not

sure how quickly the DMSA would be *absorbed*.

> Dave.

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> Posted by: " DeanNetwork " dean@... deansta22

> Fri Jun 27, 2008 11:06 pm (PDT)

>

> > I am worried that I may have messed up this round. I gave my daughter

> > GSE at 7:45pm and DMSA at 8:15pm and activated charcoal at 8:45pm.

> > Will the charcoal affect the dmsa? THanks Sheila

>

> I'm not sure how fast the DMSA is absorbed by the gut, but I would

say that

> it is possible that the Activated Charcoal would have absorbed the DMSA.

> I've never seen this discussed on this list, but it is likely that

Activated

> Charcoal would affect the round and should not be given on-round.

> Just my opinion, not sure if it is factual.

>

> DeanSA

>

[Guest guest]

> Dean. I find this unlikely. Why would a dithiol chelator bind to what is

> basically carbon?

>

> Dave.

Hi Dave,

Activated Charcoal is like a big vacuum in the gut and binds everything.

That is why it is used when people have ingested something poisonous, or

taken a drug by mistake that they don't want absorbed. Some people use it an

hour or so after taking an anti-fungal to mop-up the killed yeast.

We take it before amalgam extraction for that reason.

I don't think it is selective in what it mops up. It is inert and should not

be used as a supplement (or with other supplements), and gives you a black

stool (which can give you quite a fright :-)

Thanks,

DeanSA