Consuming Hydrogen Peroxide?!?

Ariyasnow1
Ariyasnow1 Posts: 117
edited September 28 in Food and Nutrition
This is the first time I've ever heard of 'Food Grade Hydrogen Peroxide'. My co-worker has a friend who owns an acupuncture business and gave her a bottle of this stuff at 35% with an eye dropper. The acupuncturist told her to drink a glass of water every day with one drop of this stuff and then you slowly increase the dosage. Supposedly it’s beneficial to your overall health by killing bacteria and can be used as a 'cancer treatment' or any other type of ‘health therapy’ treatment.

I have read that fruits and veggies and even our body has this stuff naturally and that 35%/50% Food Grade Hydrogen Peroxide is used in cheese, eggs, and whey products…But still, to me it sounds dangerous and I'm concerned about my co-workers well being. One website says consumption of any concentration of hydrogen peroxide above 10% can cause neurological damage...And 90% hydrogen peroxide is used in rocket fuel! Does it sound very logical to drink this stuff to you?

Has anyone actually done this ‘Food Grade Hydrogen Peroxide’ therapy, or has heard of it? Thoughts?
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  • DietingMommy08
    DietingMommy08 Posts: 1,345 Member
    This is the first time I've ever heard of 'Food Grade Hydrogen Peroxide'. My co-worker has a friend who owns an acupuncture business and gave her a bottle of this stuff at 35% with an eye dropper. The acupuncturist told her to drink a glass of water every day with one drop of this stuff and then you slowly increase the dosage. Supposedly it’s beneficial to your overall health by killing bacteria and can be used as a 'cancer treatment' or any other type of ‘health therapy’ treatment.

    I have read that fruits and veggies and even our body has this stuff naturally and that 35%/50% Food Grade Hydrogen Peroxide is used in cheese, eggs, and whey products…But still, to me it sounds dangerous and I'm concerned about my co-workers well being. One website says consumption of any concentration of hydrogen peroxide above 10% can cause neurological damage...And 90% hydrogen peroxide is used in rocket fuel! Does it sound very logical to drink this stuff to you?

    Has anyone actually done this ‘Food Grade Hydrogen Peroxide’ therapy, or has heard of it? Thoughts?

    Um sounds very scary. Your co worker should do thier research before they even think about doing that....
  • LittleMissAngi
    LittleMissAngi Posts: 243 Member
    Never heard of that! That's crazy. I would NOT go near it. It could just be a gimmick.
  • Atlantique
    Atlantique Posts: 2,484 Member
    Aside from a little incidental ingestion in some toothpastes, no, I've never heard of people intentionally consuming hydrogen peroxide. Sounds like a stupid idea to me.
  • denise980
    denise980 Posts: 296
    If it's anything like what happened to my dog when I gave her some (she decided to eat some chocolate and the vet said to do so), a spoonful of it caused her to vomit profusely. I would not go near it even if someone paid me for it.

    I only use it to clean cuts and abrasion OUTSIDE of my mouth...
  • FitJoani
    FitJoani Posts: 2,173 Member
    sounds VERY dangerous!!!!!
  • Ariyasnow1
    Ariyasnow1 Posts: 117
    Never heard of that! That's crazy. I would NOT go near it. It could just be a gimmick.

    This is what I'm thinking! None of the websites has any reasearch to back anything up and I'm trying hard to persuade my co-worker not to do it, but I fear she will anyways. She says this friend is in her upper 50's and looks 20 years younger than she is.
  • ShrinkingNinja
    ShrinkingNinja Posts: 460 Member
    Sounds desperate.
  • kerriknox
    kerriknox Posts: 276 Member
    I've never heard of it before but a google search brought this up - seems pretty informative.

    http://www.educate-yourself.org/cancer/benefitsofhydrogenperozide17jul03.shtml
  • Ariyasnow1
    Ariyasnow1 Posts: 117
    If it's anything like what happened to my dog when I gave her some (she decided to eat some chocolate and the vet said to do so), a spoonful of it caused her to vomit profusely. I would not go near it even if someone paid me for it.

    I only use it to clean cuts and abrasion OUTSIDE of my mouth...

    Yea, I told her this too. She didn't even know about this trick. But apparently 'food grade' quality is different somehow? With stabilizers or somthing. It's used to treat water I think. But still...I wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot pole!
  • knittnponder
    knittnponder Posts: 1,953 Member
    There are alternative therapies using food grade hydrogen peroxide but the results are highly controversial and debated. I remember reading about a doctor who did a therapy where he actually injected the stuff into people and claimed great success in curing all kinds of things but the results were conveniently never documented.

    I am a person who leans more toward alternative therapies but I am not anti-mainstream medicine. I think they both have a place in keeping me healthy and healing me when I'm sick or injured. That said, I would be EXTREMELY careful and do lots of research before embarking on something of this nature. You don't want to just go drinking something like that without knowing the ramifications of it.
  • gingerfoxxx
    gingerfoxxx Posts: 267 Member
    I swish my mouth with hydrogen peroxide. I was instructed to by a doctor though because of mouth sores. He said if it is safe if i accidentally swallow some, but i don't know that i would ever do so by choice....
  • thumper44
    thumper44 Posts: 1,464 Member
    I've used Hydrogen peroxide on cuts, and have also used it in my mouth.
    I was informed, that Hydrogen peroxide is only water with an extra molecule of Oxygen.

    Water = H20
    Hydrogen peroxide = H2O2

    To me it's not dangerous - but can't comment on "food grade stuff"

    edit: Just remembered, when I did use H2O2 in my mouth I did dilute it.
  • MindyBlack
    MindyBlack Posts: 954 Member
    Hydrogen peroxide is an oxidant. We take anti-oxidants for our health. Sounds counter-productive to me. There may be some benefits to it but like anything else we have to weigh the risks vs the benefits. It is not something I would ever try.
  • TropicalKitty
    TropicalKitty Posts: 2,298 Member
    Alrighty, well, first, a drop of 35% into a glass of water isn't that strong (need I do the dilution calculations?)...so I wouldn't expect much of a reaction. But drinking the straight 35% is nasty, simply nasty and irresponsible. The stuff we buy in the brown bottles at WalGreen's is 10% or less.

    Anyway, sharing the snopes article on H2O2:
    http://www.snopes.com/medical/homecure/peroxide.asp

    Not that snopes is the authority, but at least they look into it.

    I wouldn't touch it.
  • thumper44
    thumper44 Posts: 1,464 Member
    I've never heard of it before but a google search brought this up - seems pretty informative.

    http://www.educate-yourself.org/cancer/benefitsofhydrogenperozide17jul03.shtml
    Some good reading there.
    F) 35% Food Grade: This is used in the production of foods like cheese, eggs, and whey-containing products. It is also sprayed on the foil lining of aseptic packages containing fruit juices and milk products. THIS IS THE ONLY GRADE RECOMMENDED FOR INTERNAL USE. It is available in pints, quarts, gallons or even drums. Various suppliers are mentioned later in this article.
  • Athena413
    Athena413 Posts: 1,709 Member
    I would only ingest it if I were trying to make myself vomit...and even then I don't think it's a good idea. I agree with telling your friend to do a lot more research...maybe get a second professional opinion. Sounds like that guy might be some sort of quack!
  • jenluvs2sing
    jenluvs2sing Posts: 50 Member
    That website, while chock full of information, went nowhere towards making me feel warm and fuzzy about Hydrogen Peroxide therapy. If this information was on any site other than this site I've never heard of maybe it might make a difference. I'd say don't worry about using it in any other application except topical. Scary...
  • TropicalKitty
    TropicalKitty Posts: 2,298 Member
    I've used Hydrogen peroxide on cuts, and have also used it in my mouth.

    I was informed, that Hydrogen peroxide is only water with an extra molecule of Oxygen.

    Water = H20
    Hydrogen peroxide = H2O2

    To me it's not dangerous - but can't comment on "food grade stuff"

    That extra oxygen also changes some things in it's reactivity. In chemistry, things aren't usually a case of "just an extra" added to it. Careful what you assume. ;)
  • TropicalKitty
    TropicalKitty Posts: 2,298 Member
    Sorry to add an extra post, but here's a warning letter from the FDA about the 35%:

    http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/EnforcementActions/WarningLetters/2006/ucm076002.htm
  • thumper44
    thumper44 Posts: 1,464 Member
    I've used Hydrogen peroxide on cuts, and have also used it in my mouth.

    I was informed, that Hydrogen peroxide is only water with an extra molecule of Oxygen.

    Water = H20
    Hydrogen peroxide = H2O2

    To me it's not dangerous - but can't comment on "food grade stuff"

    That extra oxygen also changes some things in it's reactivity. In chemistry, things aren't usually a case of "just an extra" added to it. Careful what you assume. ;)

    I'm not a chemist, or claim to know a lot about chemistry.

    But add one drop of H2O2 to a full glass of H2O?
  • Ariyasnow1
    Ariyasnow1 Posts: 117
    This is from someone who was doing it. It is an interesting read as well, and has some good Q&A and comments.
    http://www.stevepavlina.com/forums/health-fitness/26076-30-day-trial-drinking-hydrogen-peroxide.html
  • TropicalKitty
    TropicalKitty Posts: 2,298 Member
    I've used Hydrogen peroxide on cuts, and have also used it in my mouth.

    I was informed, that Hydrogen peroxide is only water with an extra molecule of Oxygen.

    Water = H20
    Hydrogen peroxide = H2O2

    To me it's not dangerous - but can't comment on "food grade stuff"

    That extra oxygen also changes some things in it's reactivity. In chemistry, things aren't usually a case of "just an extra" added to it. Careful what you assume. ;)

    I'm not a chemist, or claim to know a lot about chemistry.

    But add one drop of H2O2 to a full glass of H2O?

    I already addressed the dilution issue in my first post - scroll up. But your comment isn't along those lines. Your comment is saying that you think that it's like water with an extra oxygen. That just isn't the case. It is NOT like water.
  • Ariyasnow1
    Ariyasnow1 Posts: 117
    Sorry to add an extra post, but here's a warning letter from the FDA about the 35%:

    http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/EnforcementActions/WarningLetters/2006/ucm076002.htm

    Oh, you are awesome! I will share this with my co-worker. Thank you very much.
  • TropicalKitty
    TropicalKitty Posts: 2,298 Member
    Sorry to add an extra post, but here's a warning letter from the FDA about the 35%:

    http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/EnforcementActions/WarningLetters/2006/ucm076002.htm

    Oh, you are awesome! I will share this with my co-worker. Thank you very much.

    Glad to help! :)
  • icerose137
    icerose137 Posts: 318 Member
    Over the counter is about 6% potency, the problem is the stabalizers.

    Food grade is about 35% potency and needs to be greatly diluted started with a single drop in a cup of water. Interveniously it has been a great help to a few different conditions.

    It isn't new.

    Pure it is deadly. Diluted it can be pretty safe, if someone is using intelligence and low doses. I frequently use hydrogen peroxide in baths as an oxygen bath along with baking soda and epson salt. It really clears out the lungs and helps get rid of infections. In fact hospitals often use it as a vapor bath for pnemonia patients.

    It isn't harmless if you take it full strength, much like taking an entire bottle of tylonel, but at the right doses it can be very useful. Just make sure she doesn't get above 25 drops per 8 oz of water. She should also be listening to her body and if she starts having any bad side effects she should stop immediately. She should also take care not to get any of the pure stuff on her skin and if she does flush it immediately.

    Rocket fuel component is 90% potency and since you usually only get about .01% if that, then you're pretty far from the rocket fuel spectrum.
  • safetydave
    safetydave Posts: 1 Member
    The body in fact produces hydrogen peroxide through certain metabolic processes and is used to destroy bacteria (free radicals). Hydrogen peroxide is decomposed by the use of enzymes, such as catalase, into H20 and O2 which are harmless.

    I am unsure as to benefits of 'food grade' H2O2 but I am sure if used carefully and at a safe conc. it will be completely harmless.
  • k8edge
    k8edge Posts: 380
    Never heard of that! That's crazy. I would NOT go near it. It could just be a gimmick.

    This is what I'm thinking! None of the websites has any reasearch to back anything up and I'm trying hard to persuade my co-worker not to do it, but I fear she will anyways. She says this friend is in her upper 50's and looks 20 years younger than she is.

    I would say that if you can't find any medical/scientific info to back it up then it probably is not a good idea. Ewe....
  • Lantern823
    Lantern823 Posts: 115
    that sounds crazy dangerous
  • kaytedawg05
    kaytedawg05 Posts: 209
    NO! NO! ew. this is done when dogs swallow crap they chewed up to make them vomit
  • Zeromilediet
    Zeromilediet Posts: 787 Member
    I've heard of food grade usage but only externally and diluted following careful directions. All the data I've read is anecdotal so would be reluctant to comment on whether the results claimed are widely applicable or accurate. This stuff is not for use by individuals without proper training. Google 'material safety data sheet hydrogen peroxide' for details.
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