The Body After Eating Several Pounds Licorice Candy

<p>Based on N Engl J Med 2020; 383:1263-1275. <a href="https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMcpc2002420">https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMcpc2002420</a></p> <p>Video version of this podcast: <a href="https://youtu.be/8lGmvFkAMOU">https://youtu.be/8lGmvFkAMOU</a></p> <p>Chubbyemu video of this case: <a href="https://youtu.be/qg76qIZ4BQ8">https://youtu.be/qg76qIZ4BQ8</a></p> <p>Laxative Brownie video from 2017: <a href="https://youtu.be/TMy0vJfKvzI">https://youtu.be/TMy0vJfKvzI</a></p> <p>Tweet me: <a href="https://twitter.com/hemereview ">https://twitter.com/hemereview&nbsp;</a></p> <p>IG me: <a href="https://instagram.com/hemereview ">https://instagram.com/hemereview&nbsp;</a></p> <p>FB me: <a href="https://facebook.com/hemereview">https://facebook.com/hemereview</a></p> <p>Licorice candy has glycyrrhizin which increases cortisol (stress hormone) levels in the body. This causes hypokalemia. Hypo- low. Kal- kalium (potassium). emia- presence in blood. Potassium signals muscle relaxation. Low potassium, low relaxation. Heart can't relax, then it stops. &nbsp;Real licorice candy is not easy to get in the United States. It's not at big chain grocery stores. Most of what you can buy from the big brands is licorice flavored, and won't do this.</p> <p><br></p> <p>References:</p> <p>A 54-Year-Old Man with Sudden Cardiac Arrest. N Engl J Med 2020; 383:1263-1275. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMcpc2002420</p> <p>The Pharmacological Activities of Glycyrrhizinic Acid (“Glycyrrhizin”) and Glycyrrhetinic Acid. Sweeteners. 2018 : 245–261. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7123798/</p> <p>Sustained Leukocyte Count during Rising Cortisol Level. Acta Haematologica 118(2):73-6. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/6298458</p> <p>https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1964/bloch/lecture/</p> <p>Licorice-Induced Hypermineralocorticoidism. N Engl J Med 1991; 325:1223-1227. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199110243251706</p> <p>Young WF, et. al. Apparent mineralocorticoid excess syndr