What are the side effects of Colloidal Silver?

Users most often report argyria, blue skin, organ deposition, toxicity, permanent side. Side effects came up 5 times across 6 reports.

Colloidal Silver side effects

Q: Is Colloidal Silver safe?

User reports can't establish safety. PubMed lists 4 meta-analyses and 4 randomized trials. Talk to a doctor or pharmacist, especially if you take other medication.

Across 6 first-hand reports, people mentioned a side effect 5 times (about 83 per 100 reports). The most common: argyria, blue skin, organ deposition. User reports show what people notice — they can't tell you whether Colloidal Silver is safe for you.

Reported side effects

argyria1

blue skin1

organ deposition1

toxicity1

permanent side1

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Is Colloidal Silver safe? What the research covers

BResearch: Moderate4 meta-analyses · 4 randomized trials on PubMed

Int J Low Extrem Wounds · 2023

Effects and Safety of Different Silver Preparation in Burns Treatment: A Bayesian Network Meta-analysis

Conclusion: The possibility of NSD in the wound healing time being the best treatment was 75.2%, followed by SID (36.6%), and finally SSD (1.1%); and the possibility of NSD being the best relieving the pain was 83.5%; followed by SID (60.0%), and finally SSD (16.3%). According to the evidence, treatment for burns with NSD can improve the wound healing time and relieve the pain of wounds.

Environ Health · 2017

A re-assessment of the safety of silver in household water treatment: rapid systematic review of mammalian in vivo genotoxicity studies

Conclusion: With the available evidence it is not possible to be definitive about risks to human health from oral exposure to silver particulates. However, the balance of evidence suggests that there should be concerns especially when considering the evidence from jewellery workers. There is an urgent need to determine whether people exposed to particulate silver as part of drinking water treatment have evidence of DNA damage.