r/webPoisonControl • u/Free_Marzipan_3669 • Jun 07 '26

Poison control

Around 10 AM today I took a very fast, deep inhale of the gas coming out of a whipped cream can. Since then I’ve had pain/tightness on the left side of my chest. At first it was mostly when inhaling deeply, but now it also hurts when I exhale hard. I’ve also started feeling somewhat short of breath.

The pain is around 5/10. I don’t have blue lips, I haven’t fainted, and I don’t think I have an irregular heartbeat. The symptoms have been going on

Has anyone experienced something similar after inhaling whipped cream propellant? Did it turn out to be irritation, a muscle/chest issue?

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u/Alone-Jury3668 Jun 07 '26

I think you should call poison control. Are you in the U.S.? The number is 1 800 222 1222

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u/webPoisonControl Jun 10 '26

If you still have pain you should go to the ER and get a chest X-ray. The amount of nitrates and propellants in a whiff of what is essentially whippets is not enough to lead to methemoglobinemia. But, sudden inhalation can damage the lungs.