Some people who do the cinnamon challenge throw up or get a nosebleed. If it gets into your lungs, it stays there and can cause inflammation, thickening of lung tissue, and scarring. It can even cause pneumonia or a collapsed lung. Cinnamon also can trigger asthma flare-ups , making it hard to breathe. The unlucky ones end up in the hospital. Reviewed by: Kate M. Cronan, MD Date reviewed: May Note: All information on KidsHealth is for educational purposes only.
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Urgent Care. Animal research suggests that when cinnamon gets into the lungs, it can cause scarring, Lipshultz said. Stephen Pont, a spokesman for the American Academy of Pediatrics and an Austin, Texas pediatrician, said the report is "a call to arms to parents and doctors to be aware of things like the cinnamon challenge" and to pay attention to what their kids are viewing online. An Ypsilanti, Mich. Dejah Reed, 16, said she took the challenge four times -- the final time was in February last year with a friend who didn't want to try it alone.
Her father, Fred Reed, said he arrived home soon after to find Dejah "a pale bluish color. It was very terrifying. I threw her over my shoulder" and drove to a nearby emergency room. Dejah was hospitalized for four days and went home with an inhaler and said she still has to use it when she gets short of breath from running or talking too fast.
Her dad said she'd never had asthma or breathing problems before. Dejah said she'd read about the challenge on Facebook and other social networking sites and "thought it would be cool" to try. Please enter email address to continue. Please enter valid email address to continue.
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