LEAD POISONING SYMPTOMS
There are any numbers of symptoms of lead poisoning including something as simple as a headache. Lead poisoning can be a serious health concern and a potentially deadly threat. Exposure can happen over time and you may not even be aware of the exposure.
A Few Questions
ü Have you ever gotten a headache inexplicably?
ü Ever had a headache that lingers and just doesn’t seem to want to go away.
ü Do you have children that just seem irritable for no reason?
ü A nagging or recurring headache can make a person irritable, confused, nauseous and sensitive to aches and pains.
All of these can also be symptoms of a bigger problem of lead poisoning. Often you can figure the headache comes from the weather, stress of the day or even sleeping badly and waking up with a sore neck. Then there are times where a headache comes on for seemingly no reason at all. There is no warning and seems to be no reason. It could be your body trying to tell you something is wrong. These are lead poisoning symptoms!
When a foreign substance is introduced to the body by absorption or ingestion, the body attempts to process it, use it, absorb it into tissues or blood or expel it. Lead is a toxic and alien substance to the body and the intricate nervous system of the body. The bodies internal organs such as the liver and kidneys are not prepared to filter or deal with exposure to foreign substances such as lead. When lead is somehow introduced the body doesn’t know how to process it or expel it so the blood lead level increases and the lead circulated through the body.
Irritability and headache could be side effects or symptoms of lead poisoning and should not be ignored. If symptoms are recurring, there may be exposure to lead that you are unaware exists in your environment. Exposure and sometimes ingestion of lead can induce lead poisoning symptoms and it may not be an immediate reaction like an allergic reaction but an intolerance that slowly develops over time.
Chipping paint which contained lead was a serious hazard in the past. Children were ingesting the paint chipping off cribs or toys. They would get extremely ill and some faced serious and irrepairable damage. Some children were having seizures, some even slipped into comas and died after such episodes. When it was determined that the lead in the paint was the problem, regulations were put in place restricting the types of paint that could be used in toys and furniture. Who is to say that many irritable children had not some level of lead poisoning? Perhaps those children who were seemingly fussy or moody, labelled inconsolable or colicky were instead exhibiting lead poisoning symptoms.
