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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/SwaggedUp06 on 2025-07-03 12:12:07+00:00.

This all happened 2 days ago, but I decided to post it here anyway.

I (M18), was at my grandparents place for a weekend. I had been dealing with some minor gum issues and had notified my grandma about it, as I knew she had battled gum issues in the past. She gave me a bottle of pure tea tree oil, suggested 3 drops in 150ml of water to rinse and spit out. IMPORTANTLY: SPIT OUT.

I told her that I dont really taste anything so she told me to try 10 drops. After rinsing and spitting out, she decided to let me take the bottle home. The following night at home, I was doing the rinse and spit, when I got the clever thought that “Oh! Since its tea tree, safe to use for your mouth, (or so I thought), Im sure there are some health benefits of swallowing it”.

I ended up drinking 10 drops of pure tea tree oil dilluded with just 150ml of water, with the idea that it was a goo idea cause I am a very dehydrated person anyway.

In bed, right before putting the phone down, I decided to look up tea tree oil to see how healthy my choice had been. Upon googling it I was told to rush to the hospital immediately.

After walking to the hospital (its a 5 or 6 minute walk) I ended up being strapped down in a chair and being poked with needles. Then they rolled the chair in the back of an ambulance and we were headed for the city. They checked my blood pressure, heart rate and regularity, and blood sugar levels, all of which they said were textbook perfect.

I was made to stay in a crowded fluorescent hospital hallway for 6 hours from 1-7am, and then I had to wait in a car for 30 minutes as we drove back to town where I could finally catch 5 hours of probably the worst sleep of my life. I luckily walked off fine though, with no lasting symptoms or anything.

Also, concerning little extra. Some of my doctors had to use chatgtp to understand what tea tree oil was.

TL;DR, drank 10 drops pure tea tree oil and ended up in the hospital.