Had a truly frightening experience with my
teenage son over the weekend which feel other parents should probably be made
aware of - purchased an XXX Energy drink
for him in Westgate (I don't normally let my kids have any energy or fizzy
drinks so was a "treat") and we were on our way home when he said
"Mom my chest really hurts" - this was within about 5 minutes of him drinking approximately a quarter of the
drink - he then had considerable difficulty breathing and his entire body
flushed bright red yet his skin was cold and clammy - fortunately was around
the corner from one of the emergency rooms so was able to get him seen to very
quickly.
It's frightening to think that less than
100mils can cause such an extreme reaction - life threatening if the child or
young adult is not able to get medical attention almost immediately. Have now banned all energy drinks for my
children and their treat will be an occasional Coke or Fanta - definitely NO
ENERGY drinks
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