Stop drinking this 'miracle' cure for cancer and autism, FDA warns: It's bleach

A solution of bleach sold as a "Miracle Mineral Supplement" has been touted as an unproven, so-called cure to multiple ailments, including cancer, autism, HIV and the flu.

But the Food and Drug Administration issued a warning Monday that the product, which is sold online for just under $30, can cause nausea, vomiting and dehydration. Extended use may lead to kidney failure and possible death.

Some vendors claim these symptoms are proof of its effectiveness, but the product's chemical compound has killed at least eight people, including a 6-year-old girl with autism, according to NBC News.

These vendors sell a solution of sodium chlorite, which, when mixed with lemon or lime juice or another acid, turns it into chlorine dioxide. 

Exposure to chlorine dioxide can result in "delays in brain development" for children, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It was used to decontaminate the U.S. Senate building in 2001 after exposure to anthrax.

The FDA first warned about the "Miracle" solution in 2010,  and because of the dissemination of false claims about the product, it has repeatedly emphasized the damage drinking it can cause.

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An investigation by NBC News revealed that after misinformation distributed on Facebook, YouTube and Amazon, parents of children with autism have forced their children to take the industrial-grade bleach – either orally or through an enema – as a cure.