Symptoms of CO exposure range from minimal disturbances through to fairly speedy death. It depends what concentration of CO you are being exposed to, for how long, how big you are, and also how much you are exercising (it's a gaseous poison - so the more you are breathing, the more quickly you absorb it.)
In adults, the commonest symptom is said to be headache. Also, general malaise, fatigue, muscle aches and pains, and eventually uncontrollable somnolence and unconsciousness.
In children, GI symptoms predominate at low-level exposure. This includes abdominal pain, nause, vomiting and even diarrhoea.
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