Though it offers a wide array of goodness, there are also few side effects of cucumber. An embarrassing belch and an itchy skin are two of the most commonly reported negative impacts of eating cucumber. I love cucumbers. They used to be my all time favorite snack and even a complete meal with protein packed sprouts.
However, I developed sinusitis and ignoring the fact that eating cucumbers worsened the condition, I continued to munch on them. I just tried refraining from them for a while and the result was astonishing — my chronic sinusitis vanished. This is just one of the side effects of cucumber.
There are many more! Just read on to know what more unwelcoming reactions your favorite veggie gives, which in turn will help you find an alternative way of enjoying it.
The presence of the toxins, such as cucurbitacins and tetracyclic triterpenoids in cucumber is a thing to worry about.
Studies have proven that these elements trigger the bitter taste in these wonderful veggies. Researches point out that consuming cucumber beyond moderation could even be life threatening. Cucumber seeds are the source of cucurbitin, an ingredient that is known to possess innate diuretic properties.
Even though the diuretic nature is mild, excessive intake could prove to be less harmful for you. When ingested in large quantities, this diuretic ingredients result in excessive elimination of fluid from your body, hampering the electrolytic balance. In extreme conditions, it could leave you gravely dehydrated! Vitamin C is an immune boosting element. Plus, it plays a major role in preventing and combating various health conditions, including flu and scurvy.
If you crave the crunchy veggie, the choices you make in buying, growing or serving cucumbers may result in fewer digestive problems. A substance in cucumbers known as cucurbitacin causes indigestion in some people. Cucumbers likely to cause burping, stomach pains and other signs of indigestion also taste bitter, because cucurbitacin causes both bitterness and gas. Growers and shoppers may find it difficult to predict which cucumbers are likely to cause gas because climate and soil changes have unpredictable effects on the cucurbitacin content of cucumbers.
If you have diverticular disease, cucumber seeds may cause stomach upset. Some people develop small pouches in the lining of their colons or large intestines. The condition, known as diverticulosis, appears in 10 percent of people over 40, and 50 percent of people over 60, according to the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearing House.
Among people with diverticulosis, as many as one-quarter of them develop an inflammation of those pouches, which is known as diverticulitis. Another friend's French wife skips the congealed oil explanation but is just as certain that ice water paralyzes the stomach and halts digestion.
In fact, Americans may be the only people on the planet who think nothing of downing enormous trash-can-sized cups of ice and freezing liquid at every opportunity. Who knows how blocked up our communal pipes have become? Sometimes the hot and cold aspect is more metaphorical.
A Chinese friend could fill a notebook with her mother's admonitions on cold food and hot food. To paraphrase: fruits and green vegetables that grow close to the earth and absorb humidity—watermelon, napa cabbage, green mung beans—have a cold nature. Red azuki beans, hot pepper, red meat, dates, and an endless list of other reddish foods have a hot nature.
If you're coughing, or recovering from a cold, avoid cold foods like the plague. If you're a woman and have just given birth, hot foods will heal your female organs. Cold foods may stop a nosebleed; hot foods will give you pimples.
My friend's mother can go on like this all day. Prohibitions against certain combinations of food surface frequently as well. By Jaime Milan October 11, Pin FB More. Struggling to cook healthy? We'll help you prep. Sign up for our new weekly newsletter, ThePrep, for inspiration and support for all your meal plan struggles.
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