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Vicky (Ohio) on 03/02/2017
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I couldn't live without activated charcoal. It is so good for so many things. I buy a box of 100 cheap tea bags, I cut the top off of them and dump out the tea and discard. I then put about a teaspoon of activated charcoal in the empty bag, fold over the top and tape it with scotch tape. I keep them sealed in an air tight container. If I get any tooth or gum pain, sore throat or signs of thrush I wet one of of the charcoal filled bags and place on the sore area, I change it after several hours or even sleep with it in all night. AMAZING!! This stuff really works! I have also wet the bags and put on bee stings etc. Just remember charcoal only works when it is kept wet, so if you are using it for a bite or sting you need to keep the bag moist by covering it with some type of plastic wrap etc.
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Replied By Debbie (London) on 02/21/2018

Hi, I've been doing exactly the same and it's brilliant. I've been suffering with an abcess which I have used the same method on and it really helps. The only thing, which has thrown me a bit, is I've just read that the paper used for the teabags contain plastic in them! Nightmare! I've decided to start using coffee filter paper instead.
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Replied By Pam E. (South West California) on 08/04/2026

When my cats or I have an abscess, we ingest Activated Charcoal with plenty of water, even with our food. Because, although many think it might absorb some important nutrition, a study was done that shows just the opposite is true.. .

"Digestion & Metablism Indices of Sheep When Using Activated Charcoal Supplement"

https://thescipub.com/pdf/ojbsci.2017.121.127.pdf

(Online Journal of Biological Sciences)

ALSO, people who take it 3 times a day for odor control (those who must wear a bag for fecal contents due to having had their bowel removed) do so for many years without any reports of nutritional deficiencies.

Even animals in the wild have been observed seeking out sources of regular charcoal to eat & benefit from!