Yes, drinking saline eye drops such as 'Visine' does cause diarrhea
If a dog drinks eye drops, the effects will vary based on the type of drops. Visine will cause severe diarrhea in even small doses, while saline drops are harmless.
Do not ingest eye drops, do not put eye drops in some one else's drink as a joke. It is extremely dangerous, people have been hospitalized over this and the people putting the drops in the drinks have been charged with a criminal offense. Don't leave your drink unattended in a club; people now bring Visine to clubs as a joke thinking that a few drops will simply cause diarrhea...don't do it.
Yes. The active ingredient in Visine and other OTC eye drops is fatal to humans if ingested internally, even in small doses. According to the warnings on Visine's website, the internal consumption of their products active ingredients will cause labored berating, sudden drops in blood pressure, central nervous system failure, coma, and possibly death. If is is ingested, even in a small quantity, you should contact a poison control center immediately. It is a common practice in movies to put eye drops in someones drink to cause diarrhea. There is nothing in eye drops that will cause diarrhea and this myth is entirely untrue.
20 drops is 1mL
Depends on the eye drops. Many are saline based, which is of similar make up of original tears. Many manufacturers of drops are leaning toward marketing "natural tears", and as such may be better for the eye.
You would probably get major diarrhea or just get poisoned.
100 drops per 5mL
Some one who was looking to buy Systane eye drops could find some at their local chemist. They could also go online to buy Systane eye drops. There are many websites that provide Systane eye drops.
If they are prescription eye drops, you are over medicating and also the drops will not last the amount of time they should. If you use eyedrops a lot, be certain to use the ones that are liquid tears. Then, you will not have the other problems that regular use of ones for red eye will cause.
neutral - I believe eye drops are pH 7.4. The pH level needs to exactly match your eyes else they would cause irratation
Yes, it can. Some of the ingredients in OTC eye drops can make a person or animal VERY VERY sick if taken orally. Do not ever give eye drops orally!