Talk:Liquid paraffin (drug)

See discussion
See discussion at: Talk:Kerosene. Biscuittin 22:09, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

I believe this stuff was used as a cooking oil for shallow frying and breadmaking in Britain in the 1940s, though I don't have a reference to substantiate this. It was difficult to obtain butter or margarine at the time. --80.176.142.11 (talk) 23:31, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

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Overlap with article on mineral oil
I think that this article needs to be either merged with or somehow distinguished from the one about mineral oil. Thomas.Hedden (talk) 19:58, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Merger proposal
It makes sense to me that we merge this short article into mineral oil, a subsection within that article. This material is simply a rather specialized grade of mineral oil. Furthermore, the use of mineral oil in medicine seems so questionable that this topic will remain of negligible notability. Other views are welcome. --Smokefoot (talk) 18:36, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

IMHO the fact that it has its own CAS number gives it notability... 67.191.31.184 (talk) 13:03, 13 August 2013 (UTC)

Don't merge: the medicinal uses seems distinct, and could be expanded in order discuss the (mostly historical) medical uses. Klbrain (talk) 22:02, 28 February 2016 (UTC)

Veterinary uses for liquid paraffin
Hi, I'm new to this forum, but use Wikipedia almost every day for research.

It seems that there is quite a bit of confusion between Liquid Paraffin, the drug, and paraffin with is used as a fuel.

In the section explaining the uses of medicinal liquid paraffin, it states that it is useful as a pain free alternative to the usual drugs used for constipation.

As I live in a developing country, it has the added benefit of being very inexpensive. The ease of titration makes it very easy to find the right dose for an individual. All this is mentioned in the article on the substance.

However, there is no mention of it's use in veterinary practice (though I may be mistaken?)

For relieving constipation in dogs is is very useful, because it is a colourless, odourless liquid which can simply be added to the food.

For one of my Labradors, who sometimes suffers from constipation, I simply add a tablespoon of Liquid paraffin to her food for 2 or 3 days running, and it usually sorts out the problem with very little fuss.

It was recommended to me by my vet. I don't think anyone should just use it without checking with one's vet if possible, but sometimes, as in the country where I live, there are sometimes no available vets to ask.

Amateur GP — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amateur GP (talk • contribs) 10:54, 19 October 2019 (UTC)

Concerning the tolerance of mineral oil in airways
Reference 5, claiming to say that this is “well tolerated” in airways is completely contradictory to the referenced article. In fact, in the abstract I quote, “ This case highlights lipoid pneumonia due to mineral oil aspiration, which is a recognized severe complication of this medication, and emphasizes the need for a heightened awareness among caregivers about the potential dangers of inappropriate mineral oil use.”, not supporting the claim but rather pointing out the extreme danger of contact and inhalation of mineral oil. This misleading statement in the Wikipedia article should be removed immediately. Jhodge3rd (talk) 14:10, 21 May 2020 (UTC)

Bodybuilding?
Is liquid paraffin the substance (known in Danish as "paraffinolie" ) that some bodybuilders inject into their muscles (with horrible, sometime lethal, long-time effects) to make the muscle appear more developed than it really is? If so, I think this use and associated risks should be mentioned. There is a sentence in the article on injection, but I think the cited source is related to injection in penis. The news article I link mentions a bodybuilder dying from kidney failure caused by muscle injected "paraffinolie". Nø (talk) 14:53, 13 February 2023 (UTC)