Who should not eat watermelon?

If we can eat a big piece of watermelon in the hot summer, we will immediately feel much more comfortable. In fact, many people cannot eat watermelon.

People who can't eat watermelon

Juicy and sweet watermelon is a must-eat fruit in midsummer. However, not everyone can eat watermelon. Even those who can eat it should pay attention to scientific methods.

How to eat: For some patients, or in certain situations, it is best not to eat.

1. Diabetes patients

Watermelon contains about 5% sugar, and it is mainly glucose, sucrose and some fructose, which means that eating watermelon will cause blood sugar to rise. Normal people can keep blood sugar and urine sugar at normal levels because they can secrete insulin in time. But it is different for diabetics. Eating too much watermelon in a short period of time will not only increase blood sugar, but also cause acidosis and even endanger life due to metabolic disorders in severe cases. The amount of carbohydrates (sugars) that diabetics eat every day needs to be strictly controlled. Therefore, if you eat watermelon several times a day, you should reduce the amount of meals and pasta (carbohydrates) accordingly to avoid aggravating the condition.

2. Patients with renal insufficiency

Patients with renal insufficiency have a greatly reduced ability to excrete water from the body, so they often experience edema in the lower limbs or the whole body. If such patients eat too much watermelon, they will take in too much water and fail to excrete the excess water in time, causing excessive water storage in the body and increased blood volume, which will not only aggravate edema but also easily induce acute heart failure. Therefore, it is better for patients with renal insufficiency to eat less or no watermelon.

3. Early stage of cold

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that whether it is a cold caused by wind or heat, it is an external symptom in the early stage, and a dispersing treatment method should be adopted to eliminate the pathogenic factors from the surface. It is also believed that attacking the pathogenic factors before the surface is eliminated will aggravate the condition. Watermelon has the effect of clearing internal heat, so eating watermelon at this time will aggravate the cold or prolong the course of the disease.

4. Oral ulcer patients

Oral ulcers are considered to be caused by Yin deficiency, internal heat, and internal fire disturbance in traditional Chinese medicine. Watermelon has a diuretic effect. If people with oral ulcers eat more watermelon, the water needed for oral ulcer recovery will be excreted too much, thereby aggravating Yin deficiency and internal heat, making the disease protracted and difficult to heal.