GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Doctors are warning of the dangers of a youtube challenge known as the Tide Pod Challenge.
Multiple youtube videos have surfaced of people of all ages, placing a Tide Pod detergent packet in their mouth, breaking it open, and having the liquid detergent in their mouth before spitting it out.
Doctors are saying like many social media challenges, this one is dangerous and deadly.
“They have severe vomiting, burns to their mouth and esophagus, choking they have aspirated detergent into their lungs” said Pedeatric Doctor Sharon Rink of Theda Care.
Dr. Rink says social media fads that are dangerous are not worth the risk and now they are finding something new to do with the Pods.
“People have moved from trying to bite into a Tide Pod and now breaking it open and placing it in their e-cigarettes.”
Rink said people are no vaping with the detergent.
Tide Pods first became a concern when young children were mistaking them for a colorful candy, trying to eat it.
Rink said that became dangerous fast.
“Two percent of them were admitted to critical care because they had such a bad reaction.”
Rink say parents who can’t trust their kids should consider locking up the Pods or not buy them at all.
