People who should avoid eating bitter melon

Bitter melon is rich in vitamins and minerals, is good for health and can cure many diseases, but some people need to be careful when using this food.

Bitter melon is rich in vitamins and minerals, is good for health and can cure many diseases, but some people need to be careful when using this food.

Pregnant and breastfeeding women: According to WebMD, bitter melon can make nausea and vomiting during pregnancy worse. In addition, it can cause uterine contractions, bleeding, and lead to premature birth or miscarriage. Breastfeeding women should also not eat it because it will pass some harmful ingredients into the baby's body through breast milk.

People with low blood pressure: Bitter melon contains charantin, polypeptide-p and vicine, which have the ability to lower blood sugar and blood pressure.

People with digestive problems: Eating too much bitter melon can irritate the digestive tract leading to stomach pain and diarrhea; the constant increase in stomach acid can cause stomach pain.

People with liver and kidney disease: According to Livestrong, bitter melon is difficult to digest and can increase liver enzymes, making the disease worse and affecting the treatment process.

In addition, people who lack the G6PD enzyme - an enzyme that helps red blood cells function normally, should not use bitter melon because it will cause anemia, fever, headache, abdominal pain and coma. Also avoid using bitter melon at least 2 weeks before you have to have surgery.

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