Misc Did I take too much Epsom salt?

[JasNod]

I took some Epsom salts as a laxative. The package said to take 2 to 6 tsp daily. It also said you could take it a few times a day or all in one sitting, so a friend and I took 6 tsp at once. I've been looking it up while I wait and everything is saying 1-2 tsp. I can't find information anywhere on how much is too much. Did I take too much?

 

[sekio]

The LD50 in humans is likely to be more than 1g/kg. Rats is 5g/kg and rabbits is 3g/kg.

So unless you weigh less than 40kg I would'nt worry too much, even then you should be able to call the poison control centre or something if you feel excessively wierd.

 

[jazz hands]

IME he may have an upset stomach...