I just swallowed an entire grape. #medicine #doctors am i gonna die?

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FDA Clears Gel-Based Device That Instantly Stops Severe Bleeding: What To Know About Traumagel

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ariannajohnson/2024/08/15/fda-clears-gel-based-device-that-instantly-stops-severe-bleeding-what-to-know-about-traumagel/

The article is full of popups, but it's informative since it explains that this is a medical device, so it received FDA clearance - not FDA approval as for Rx drugs.

The main ingredients are apparently sodium alginate and chitosan*. I tried to find a full ingredient list since I would like to know if there are any corn ingredients or other allergens, but was unable to find it.

* https://patents.google.com/patent/WO2016209198A1/en

News video shows what it looks like (hummus) -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxeH-dZncTc

I'm guessing Landolina was using a sodium alginate GERD product when he got his idea. I tried one for GERD - did not seem to do much for me.

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FDA Clears Gel-Based Device That Instantly Stops Severe Bleeding: What To Know About Traumagel

Traumagel is inserted through a syringe into severe injuries like bullet wounds, and instantly stops bleeding by helping the patient form their own blood clots.

Forbes