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Doctors have warned that fans of a popular type of super-spicy ramen could be at risk of a kidney problem that can trigger blood poisoning.
The packets of thick noodles, which contain a sachet of spicy powder and are cooked using hot water, are packed with as much as half someone's recommended daily serving of salt in a single meal, warned urologist Dr David Shusterman.
This high salt content in the product, called Buldak ramen, raises the risk of crystals forming in the kidneys, which can then develop into stones that damage the organs and trigger infections.
If untreated, kidney infections can spread to the bloodstream, known as septicemia.
The warning comes after content creator Lucy Mourad revealed she had suffered the complication after eating 'buldak ramen' noodles every week for six months.
She had been eating Buldak noodles (pictured above)
The warning comes after content creator Lucy Mourad, 24, from Washington state, revealed in a recent TikTok clip that she suffered the complication after eating buldak ramen every week for six months.
She blamed the stones, which led to an ER visit and caused excruciating cramps, in on the noodles saying: 'Buldak ramen... it's a huge contributing factor.'
She added that she'd been 'eating more and more' of this ramen 'over the past few months' so suspected the ramen was to blame.
Her symptoms began as agonizing back pain which transferred to the front of the body, as the stones formed in her bladder.
She also described noticing blood and tiny floating objects in her
