cinnamon challenge

Indications

• none

Contraindications

• avoid

Adverse effects

• common
  • coughing, burning of the mouth, & vomiting
• serious
  • pulmonary inflammation
  • aspiration pneumonia
  • respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation

Procedure

• try to swallow a tablespoon of cinnamon within 60 seconds, without drinking anything

Notes

• results frequently videotaped, which typically include coughing & gagging, & posted online

More general terms

• self-injurious behavior; self mutilation

Additional terms

• Cinnamonum cassia (cinnamon)