Passion fruit side effects and contraindications Who should not eat passion fruit

Passion fruit is produced in the tropical areas of southern China. It is a highly nutritious fruit with a strong fruity aroma. The appearance of this fruit is very similar to an egg. In some areas, people also like to call it egg fruit. The flesh of this fruit is delicate and there is a lot of juice. People use it to absorb rich vitamins and minerals and accelerate the metabolism of toxins in the body. However, passion fruit also has certain side effects, and some people are not suitable for eating passion fruit. They will experience various discomforts after eating passion fruit.

Passion fruit side effects and contraindications

1. Affect gastric acid secretion

The most common side effect of passion fruit is that it affects gastric acid secretion and causes excessive gastric acid secretion in humans. Because passion fruit contains a large amount of fruit acid and citric acid, people will increase their gastric acid secretion after eating this fruit. Those who already have excessive gastric acid will experience adverse symptoms such as nausea, acid reflux, and stomach pain after eating passion fruit.

2. Affect human endocrine

Although passion fruit tastes attractive and has high nutritional value, it has some adverse effects on the human endocrine system. People who eat too much passion fruit are prone to endocrine disorders and endocrine diseases. In addition, passion fruit can aggravate the symptoms of dampness and heat in the human body. People with dampness and heat constitution are prone to phlegm and dampness in the body after using it, which is not good for health.

3. Food taboos

Passion fruit not only has some side effects when consumed, but also has some consumption taboos. Not eating too much is the most important consumption taboo. This is because people will absorb too many acidic components after eating too much passion fruit. These acidic substances will not only affect gastric acid secretion, but also cause certain damage to the human gastrointestinal mucosa. If the gastrointestinal mucosa is severely damaged, it is easy to cause gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers.

Who can't eat passion fruit?

Most people can eat passion fruit in daily life, but those with special physique or certain diseases are not suitable for eating passion fruit, especially those with qi deficiency, damp-heat constitution and yin deficiency constitution. Eating passion fruit will have adverse effects on physical health. In addition, those with infectious diseases, neurological diseases and endocrine system diseases are not suitable for eating passion fruit, otherwise it will aggravate the condition and be detrimental to physical recovery.