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Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Asma (NSW) on 02/10/2023
Yes, I am having badly hair fall and dandruff after ACV.
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Mark (Cookeville, TN) on 11/12/2022
If your potassium is low or you're taking any diuretic meds, apple cider vinegar will cause an increased heart rate which happened to me last night.
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Ella (London) on 06/05/2022
Thank you for reporting apple cider vinegar's side effects.
Some people are genetically sensitive to tyramines, which apple cider vinegar contains. Unfortunately, ACV causes me to experience panic attack symptoms.
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Tamara (GA) on 08/11/2021
Yes! I was taking 1 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar daily with water, and I am losing hair too!!!!
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Michelle (Europe) on 04/04/2020
WATCH OUT!
Apple cider vinegar is extremely acidic and it pickles the liver. The liver cells struggle to stay balanced and perform as they fight for oxygen, because vinegar steals oxygen from the bloodstream and the liver. ACV (like any vinegar) comes into the stomach extremely acidic. The liver must put a halt to it immediately and use its every reserve to try to alkalize or at least neutralize it. The ACV fights back, and its acidic nature is so strong that the stomach loses the battle many times over. Instead of alkalizing your gut, it does the opposite. It weakens hydrochloric acid and breaks down gastric juices and heads down the pike still acidic. It's basically an assault on the stomach and intestinal tract. For more information on the effects of apple cider vinegar on the liver, see book "Liver rescue" from Medical Medium Anthony William.
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Anna (Minnesota) on 02/11/2020
I used apple cider vinegar for years and then I noticed my legs and ankles hurting, I thought it was me just getting old. I stopped taking the acv and the pain went away. When I tried it again the pain came back, so I know it was the acv.
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Zanybees (Westfield ) on 11/06/2018
For 2 mos. I was drinking 1 tlbs. of ACV and 1 tlbs. of Maple Syrup in a glass of water, daily. I loved the way it made me feel but then I started noticing my hair was falling out. Has anyone had any issues with this happening?
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Marilyn (Warner Robins, Ga) on 07/07/2018
I was taking ACV for a number of health conditions. I was taking it at 1/2 to 1 tsp in 8 oz water and 1/4 tsp baking soda and a little honey. I started having uncontrollable and very painful exploding diarrhea. It was like the drink was going straight through me so I switched to the capsules of AVC thinking it may have been hard on my stomach but the same thing happened. I love the way ACV helps my depression and blood pressure and pains but I can't handle the diarrhea. What other forms are out there and what else can I use or do?
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Vt (Ny) on 07/06/2018
I have started taking ACV 2 tsp in warm water on an empty stomach and have noticed my urine staring to smell bad. Is this a normal side effect?
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Tyb (Tx) on 06/29/2018
I recently started drinking the ACV detox and my skin is breaking out and my discharge has a light scent of apple cider vinegar..is that normal? Does anyone know why or how to stop it?
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Vicky (Los Angeles) on 06/02/2018
After drinking apple vinegar with mother, I was seriously constipated for two days like stones.
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Breasia (United States ) on 05/04/2018
The same thing happens to me. I'm confused and trying to find answers.
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Mario (Tx) on 04/21/2018
For some reason, ACV aggravated my constipation and made it worse.
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Mary (Nj) on 04/20/2018
I would just like to quick add that yes Apple Cider Vinegar does really seem to help some people, it is soooo the opposite for me. *It is not one size fits all! * In my home 2 of us do NOT handle Apple Cider Vinegar well & the other 2 of us are fine & helped. Just because you, your relative, or your neighbor has success with Apple Cider Vinegar does not mean that all others will. FYI ours is the organic kind, in a glass bottle, & of course with the "mother". Also worth noting, Apple Cider Vinegar was bad for the health of one our black labs, but our other lab is perfectly fine with it. ---My negative reactions (that I am aware of) are as follows: my mineral count gets all messed up, my PH actually drops pretty badly, my body temp drops significantly, joints get very painful, general unwell feeling, can be constipating, & some serious tummy/gut pain. It is a shame, because I want it to help with x/y/z, but I wind up worse.
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Astranger (New Delhi) on 04/20/2018
So..someone suggested me to take apple cider vinegar in the morning (empty stomach) for reducing belly fat and I started doing that since last couple of weeks. Today I missed to take it and what I realized is that my ankle pain is very mild today than what it was yesterday and day before. (I have mild ankle pain from a year or so.) Yesterday, the pain was more and I was able to notice it when I started driving. That's why I started searching on google to see if Apple Cider Vinegar is responsible for my increasing my ankle pain. But everywhere on internet I see it reduces such pain.
Confused.. I will try to monitor for next few days and I guess that is the only way I will get the right answer..
