“He was fine at 9 PM. By midnight, he couldn’t move.”
A shocking story out of Phoenix, Arizona is going viral after a man ended up in the emergency room… all because he followed a so-called “wellness hack” he found on YouTube.
The 42-year-old, whose name hasn’t been released, was trying to “flush toxins” from his body. But what happened after he drank salt water before bed left his wife in tears and paramedics stunned.
Here’s how it started — and what you NEED to know before trying this at home.
🧂 The Viral “Salt Water Detox” Trend
TikTok influencers and “natural healers” have been pushing something called a salt water flush — a mixture of:
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2 teaspoons sea salt
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1 glass of warm water
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Drunk on an empty stomach (some say before bed)
They claim it:
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“Clears out your intestines”
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“Flushes parasites”
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“Boosts energy and mood”
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“Resets your gut overnight”
But for this Arizona man?
It nearly ended in tragedy.
💀 What Went Horribly Wrong
According to his wife, he drank the concoction at 9:15 PM.
By 10:30 PM:
“He was sweating, shaking, and kept saying his heart felt weird.”
By 11:45 PM:
“He was slurring his words. Then he collapsed in the bathroom.”
She called 911. EMTs arrived in 6 minutes.
Blood pressure: dangerously low.
Pulse: erratic.
They rushed him to the hospital.
🧠 Doctors Say: “This Is NOT a Cleanse”
At the ER, doctors confirmed what really happened:
Salt poisoning.
Also known as hypernatremia, it happens when you overload your body with sodium, which sucks water out of your cells and shuts down organ function.
Symptoms include:
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Dizziness
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Confusion
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Nausea
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Irregular heartbeat
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Death (yes, seriously)
One doctor said:
“The ‘salt water cleanse’ is dangerous pseudoscience. It doesn’t detox anything — it dehydrates and destabilizes you.”
📉 So Why Are People Still Doing It?
Because it feels like it works.
People report explosive bowel movements (TMI?) and temporary weight loss. But that’s not detox — that’s diarrhea.
And influencers? They’re not doctors.
One viral TikTok pushing this method has 9.3 million views — but no disclaimer.
🚨 Bottom Line
Want to cleanse your body? Drink water. Eat fiber. Sleep well.
Don’t chug salt water and hope for the best.
The Arizona man survived — barely — but his wife had this to say:
“Please don’t believe everything you see online. I could’ve lost him over something so stupid.”
⚠️ PSA: Don’t Try Internet Hacks Without Talking to a Real Doctor.
You only get one body. Don’t flush it away. 💀
