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What is Activated charcoal?

Category: Over the Counter Drugs

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Activated charcoal is used in water filters, medicines that selectively remove toxins, and chemical purification processes. Activated charcoal is carbon that has been treated with oxygen. Activated charcoal is pure carbon specially processed to make it highly adsorbent of particles and gases in the

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Flatulence 5 2
Yeast die-off (Herxheimer reaction) 3 2
Abdominal bloating 2 0
Gas pain 2 1
General health 2 0

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Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 1
Mild 1
None 4

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Activated charcoal

Side effect Patients Percentage
Smelly stool 1

Why patients stopped taking Activated charcoal

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Reason Patients Percentage
Other 4
Course of treatment ended 3
Did not seem to work 1
Expense 1
Side effects too severe 1
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Duration

Stopped taking Activated charcoal

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 4
6 months - 1 year 2
1 - 2 years 1
2 - 5 years 1
5 - 10 years 1
10 years or more 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 2
Usually 2
Sometimes 1
Never taken as prescribed 1
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 1
Somewhat hard to take 2
A little hard to take 1
Not at all hard to take 2
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 0
$100-199 0
$50-99 0
$25-49 0
< $25 1
Not specified 5

What people switch to and from

Patients stopped taking Activated charcoal and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Cholestyramine (Questran) 1
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