LYE. Symptoms
Categories:
Accidents, Emergencies and Poisons
Intense inflammation of the stomach and bowels, often with
bloody vomiting and purging; lips and tongue swollen; violent difficulty
in breathing; characteristic odor.
Antidotes. Lemon juice and water; vinegar and water, half and half.
Treatment. Milk, soothing drinks; sweet oil or castor oil, bland drinks
like flaxseed tea, slippery elm, albumen (white of egg) water. The oil
should be used last.