#TikTokers are eating frozen honey and getting diarrhea
“#TikTokers are eating frozen honey and getting diarrhea”
TikTok’s latest food fad challenge is extra crappy.
Users who have been joining in on the #FrozenHoneyChallenge, which has some 90 million views, have found a not-so-sweet side effect: massive diarrhea.
The viral trend, which began with simply #FrozenHoney and now has 673 million views, involves filling a water bottle with honey and freezing it before consuming the golden concoction.
But despite millions of views on the different trending hashtags, some TikTok users have been experiencing negative side effects related to the extra-sweet snack, NBC reported. Several have claimed that the honey water has caused them to run to the bathroom with diarrhea or an overall uneasiness.
User @thenostalgiaqueen, who tried out the viral challenge, posted a video of her experiment and noted she felt sick immediately after.
“I’m gonna try like a lot of it,” she said in the video before downing a huge glop and declaring it “not bad.”
But moments later, things took a turn.
“I do feel a little bit sick now,” she said, noting she would not eat it again.
Honey itself isn’t triggering these side effects, but rather the quantity users are consuming since excessive consumption can cause diarrhea, stomach cramping, bloating and other unpleasant effects, Cleveland Clinic registered dietitian Kristin Kirkpatrick told NBC.
“Honey is great, but having it in small amounts to sweeten is really a healthy relationship with food, and using it to get a lot of followers and a lot of attention and having it in excess amounts is crazy,” Kirkpatrick said.
“I don’t see a huge risk with the short-term aspect for someone who has this fructose malabsorption other than what they’re going to experience, which is awful diarrhea, stomach pain and things like that because they’re not breaking it down correctly,” Kirkpatrick said.
Lisa Young, an NYU nutrition adjunct professor, also said “a large load might potentially be problematic,” but was more worried about TikTok trends in general.
“I worry about kids’ going on TikTok to get their information and then following the latest trend and not tuning in to their own, internal stomach,” Young told NBC. “If you try this trend once in a while and you get a stomachache — just because everyone else is doing it — be independent and you don’t have to do it, either.”
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