Quick Answer: Can You Eat Lead from a Pencil

Graphite is relatively nonpoisonous. There may be no symptoms. If symptoms do occur, they may include stomachache and vomiting, which could be from a bowel obstruction (blockage). The person may choke while swallowing the pencil.

Can pencil lead kill you?

Yes chewing on pencils is bad for you and the graphite in the pencils could make you sick if you happen to ingest the graphite. Taken in large enough doses, lead can kill you in a matter of days.

Can you still get lead poisoning from a pencil?

True or false: You can get lead poisoning if you’re stuck with a lead pencil. False. Lead pencils contain graphite (a form of carbon), not lead. In fact, contrary to what many people believe, lead pencils never were made with lead.