Despite the harsh weather outside, winter is still here and with it the sore throats.
Those who suffer from the symptoms of inflammation know how painful and annoying it can be.
So annoying, that those who suffer from it may at some point agree to drink or eat anything, if the antibiotics prescribed by the doctor don't seem to help.
It is precisely on this frustration that a new Tiktok trend is based that offers those suffering from Streptococcus A bacteria (an inflammatory disease) a supposedly simple solution: drinking potato juice.
Allie's tiktok video, photo: from the tiktok page
According to the trend, drinking the juice of a squeezed potato twice a day is supposed to cure the sore throat and relieve the patients from their torment within two or three days - at least that's what two
TikTokers marked on the network as having started the trend - Damian Michels, a TikToker with an account named amdamienmichales, who has two thousand followers and an influencer on the network, swore , Allie Casaza, with a TikTok account called allie_thatsme with 12.5 thousand followers.
According to them, the potato has many important ingredients for health, including vitamins such as: iron, potassium, calcium, zinc, vitamin C, and vitamin B6.
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The videos drew countless angry reactions, shares and even Tiktok videos that were made in response and explain how dangerous the phenomenon is. Among the respondents there were also people who identified themselves as medical professionals.
"If your child has symptoms of streptococcus, don't treat it with potato juice," pleaded a doctor who responded to the videos, adding: "Even if it seems to help with the symptoms, it certainly won't eliminate the dangerous bacteria."
Another surfer was outraged and wrote in response: "How are parents willing to take such a risk and try such a stupid thing on their children?"
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Another surfer added that he was shocked and wrote that "It's a deadly disease. It's not treated with the kind of nonsense you find on Tiktok. I know people who died from it. It's no joke."
Another doctor who came out against Kasaza claimed: "This time it's not just another stupid Tiktok trend. You are endangering the lives of people and children in a way that can lead to death and all this for likes and attention."
While Cassaza retracted, took down the video and even apologized at length in a series of videos she created, with Michels the dangerous recommendation still exists on the page.
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