Phoenix pediatrician warns parents after treating kids who try the spicy “one chip challenge”

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) – The popular TikTok trend called the spicy “one chip challenge” is not necessarily new, but the company behind it, “Paqui,” released a 2022 version of the chip – hotter and spicier than ever. Now, a Valley pediatrician is warning parents after seeing multiple kids from ages 10-18 recently come in for severe stomach pain after trying the challenge.He said the problem is the potency on a small chip, but with companies profiting off kids doing this, experts say it’s up to parents to protect them. “Just the word ‘challenge’ to a teenager is like ‘game on,” said teen mental health expert Katey McPherson.But the popular spicy “one chip challenge” may literally be too hot to handle, now becoming a medical problem. “They come in with something that looks like a stomach flu. Nausea, vomiting for a couple of days,” said Phoenix pediatrician Dr. Gary Kirkilas.Dr. Kirkilas said kids have been coming in with severe belly pain. After asking them questions, many have admitted symptoms came on after trying the new 2022 version of the Paqui “one chip challenge” which the company advertises as a chip “straight from hell” that will “turn your tongue blue as a…
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