Household glue poisoning

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Glue poisoning

Symptoms of breathing in ("huffing") glue fumes may include:

• Anxiety
• Convulsions (from breathing in large amounts)
• Drunk, dazed, or dizzy appearance
• Excitability
• Headache
• Irritability
• Loss of appetite
• Nausea
• Red, runny nose

Severe poisonings caused by swallowing glue may cause:

• Gastric outlet obstruction
• Intestinal obstruction with abdominal pain

Review Date: 02/03/2010
Reviewed By: Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).

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