1. Watch Out for Hidden Animal Products. When you order food in a Chinese restaurant, you canât just assume that the General Tsoâs Tofu or Vegetable Lo Mein is vegan. Many restaurants use chicken broth or fish broth in most of their sauces and soups, even the tofu and veggie dishes and vegetable soups. Restaurants may have one homemade stock that they use and it often contains animal products. Some Chinese dishes, like lo mein, often have egg in them. I ate steamed veggie dumplings a lot before I realized I should ask about the dumpling wrappers and to my despair, they did have egg in them. Most wrappers for dumplings and spring rolls do. Another time, I ordered a vegetable dish only to receive shrimp.
Common side effects of activated charcoal include nausea, vomiting and constipation, Drugs.com states. Other side effects include bowel obstruction, black-colored stool and a chalk-like taste have also been reported.
Whenever you take activated charcoal, itâs imperative to drink 12-16 glasses of water per day. Activated charcoal can cause dehydration if adequate amounts of water arenât consumed in tandem. In addition, this helps to flush out the toxins quickly and prevents constipation experienced by some individuals.