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Source: Poison Packets : What happens if you eat one of those silica gel packets? - CHOW | www.chow.com
Description: if you've eaten one by mistake, you'll likely be fine. According to Mike Yudizky, a recently retired paramedic and the public health educator at the North Texas Poison Control Center, "It's nothing more than a type of sand. Despite the big-time warnings,
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Those crystals are there to absorb liquid, and if you swallow them they will suck the moisture out of your mouth. ChaCha again!
If you eat it, the moisture would be whisked away from the sides & roof of mouth, gums and tongue -- giving you "dry mouth."
If you've eaten one by mistake, you'll likely be fine. They are nothing more than a type of sand. It's completely nontoxic.
