The US Food and Drug Administration issued a warning to consumers about the dangers of MMS, a bleach-based product that is on sale as a “cure-all”. The FDA warns against consuming any drink or product sold online as a medical treatment. This is due to a recent rise in reported health issues.
The product is widely available on the internet under different names such as Miracle or Master Mineral Solution, Miracle Mineral Supplement, MMS, Chlorine Dioxide Protocol and Water Purification Solution.
They sell it as an effective treatment for diseases such as cancer, HIV, autism, malaria, hepatitis, flu and more.
The product consists of 28% sodium chlorite diluted in mineral water. The seller then directs consumers to mix the solution with citric acid. However, mixing this solution with citric acid converts it into chlorine dioxide, which the FDA describes as a “powerful bleaching agent.”
Consuming these products is like consuming bleach which has serious and potentially life-threatening side effects.
Side effects of consuming MMS
“Ingesting these products is the same as drinking bleach. Consumers should not use these products, and parents should not give these products to their children for any reason,” said the FDA Acting Commissioner, Dr Ned Sharpless.
Some of the side effects reported by those who have taken the MMS include severe vomiting and diarrhoea, life-threatening hypotension (low blood pressure), and acute liver failure.
Some MMS labels claim these side effects are positive signs that the solution is working. However, the FDA warns that these claims are false.
MMS is not a new product and has been on the market for about a decade. It was discovered by Jim Humble, a Scientologist, who promoted it as a cure for autism and other conditions.
Since 2010, the FDA has published press releases about the product. One release from 2010 warns that “consumers who have MMS should stop using it immediately and throw it away.”