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Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Samantha (Sydney, NSW) on 11/05/2008
I have been taking ACV for just over a week, it has cleared up my uti but I am incredibly tired and have felt depressed since I started taking it, I was hoping this was a sign of detoxing but I don't seem to be getting any better. I also have muscle ache especially in my legs, I usually go the gym 3 times a week but since taking the ACV I have been too tired to do anything.
Does anyone know what has caused this? I would like to keep taking the ACV but not sure if it is right for my body, should I take the symptoms as a good sign that I'm detoxing or that it's not right for my body??
Thanks for your advice, any help is much appreciated!
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Tamara (Memphis, TN) on 10/15/2008
I tried taking the ACV for a number of different reasons.I started drinking it on a Thursday last week and by Saturday I had a horrible yeast infection. Any reason why? I did 2 tablespoons 2x day with 16 oz water each. Any one explained what happened?
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Roz (Calgary, Canada) on 10/13/2008
My grandfather is 93 and has used Apple Cider Vinegar mixed with raw honey and aloe vera everyday for 30 years. He has survived Colon Cancer and Throat cancer. Until the past 2 years he has been healthy as an ox. Warning: A recent side effect has been stomach bleeding which his doctors attribute to ACV.
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Sandra (Los Angeles, CA) on 10/12/2008
I tried one teaspoon of Trader Joes organic apple cider vinegar to two cups of filtered water and sipped it over a three day period to try to lose some weight and to balance my ph. I knew I was sure to have yeast overgrowth so to avoid massive die off I started out conservatively. I also stopped all sugars, yeast and carbs. In spite of such a small ratio of vinegar to water, my face broke out in huge puss filled welts. I've always had an acne problem, even now yet at 59 and post menopausal but this was the worst most painful break out since my teens! I tried putting vinegar and baking soda on the infected areas, just soda, just vinegar but could not get the ichiness to go away nor the swelling. I stopped drinking the vinegar and water but after more than a week I'm only beginning to heal from the acne. It's so severe, undoubtedly it will leave some scars. I fully realize that this reaction indicates my body chemistry must be very imbalanced and needs the vinegar and water. What am I to do? Should I try again with even less vinegar? I also did lose some weight almost immediately and want to go back on the vinegar treatment for this as well
Thanks for any advice.
Sandy
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Leslie (Jamestown, NC, USA) on 10/07/2008
I tried the 3 T ACV, 3 T Honey, and 8 oz warm water to cure my sore throat. This was a bad idea for me. I am pregnant, so my gag reflux is ultra sensitive. I tried drinking it first, but it really started to nauseate me, so I decided to gargle. As soon as it hit the back of my throat, I threw up.
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Della Heywood (Emeryville, CA) on 10/06/2008
Warnings / Side Effects:
Hi Earth Clinic,
I've visited your site many times and read hundreds of posts, and sent many people here. Thank You for existing!
I have a thought, which I hope will be constructive. In the spirit of making information FINDABLE to those of us who are seeking healing on our own.
After trying ACV to alkalinize myself, I experienced a huge overgrowth of yeast and I was forced to stop taking it after 3 days. This set me back at least a month in my healing. I could not figure out what was happening until I spent an hour or two reading online and finally came across a NAY / Sideeffect post on your site from someone which explained the sense of this to me. I stopped taking the ACV immediately and slowly returned to 'normal'. Now this is a peculiar reaction to ACV, but it was immediate for me, within an hour, and runs counter to most of the information out there, so it is confusing.
It took determination and a lot of time to find this information, and I know you want to make this site easy to navigate, so I am suggesting that you make the various categories (Yea, Nay, Maybe, Warning ) CLICKABLE somehow, so we can read the contents of these categories without digging for them. Most people would not spend the time to search and read every post, as I do. So I am writing in the spirit of helping the general population.
Also, I thought it might be helpful to mention this action of ACV, because it was so devastating to my delicate inner flora. For those of us who are slowly rebuilding a population, the use of ACV might be misleading.
thanks!
Della Heywood
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Madhur (Jackson Hole, Wyoming) on 10/02/2008
Taking ACV has made me constipated - contrary to other people's joyous feedback that it has cured this very ailment. I took note of one other person, Robin, who has had the same effect. ACV, generally, has been very beneficial for me except promoting constipation. Can anyone finally answer this question? Thanks, M.
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Michelle (Los Angeles, CA) on 09/18/2008
I've started taking ACV 2 days ago (started with 1 teaspoon with 8 oz. of water) and thought it was too "acidic" for me, so I got baking soda yesterday and added 1/16 teaspoon into the water (since I only put 1 teaspoon of ACV). It tasted better but I started to have lots of breakouts near my mouth & on my chin and I also have bleeding gum, I'm not sure if this is normal, but lately I'm pretty stressed out so the breakouts seem to be related to my hormones since they are near my mouth. But my thinking is that the ACV seems to have triggered the problem. So far I don't have the constipation as others described, but my stomach feels a bit weird after drinking it.
I also used ACV on my scalp (for dandruff) face(acne) and legs (dry skin), it does help the dandruff a bit, but after 2 days of using it, my scalp seems to be a bit itchy. For face, I used 50/50 water and ACV, seems to work great,, made the skin smoother, but I still have the breakouts (as mentioned, I'm not sure if it's my stress or the ACV that I took internally -_-"). For the dry skin on legs, it seems to help a bit on KP/ingrown hair, i'm looking forward to apply it tonight to see if it gets better tmw). However the skin goes back to normal (which is to me, still pretty dry) the next morning, but it did help a bit on the dry skin. Anyone has any advice?
Also, is it even ok to start diff. remedies at the same time, or should I stick to one at a time? I'm afraid things that works for one thing might worsen the others... ?
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Rosalie (South Fallsburg, New York) on 09/09/2008
We have been taking apple cider vinegar (without adding honey) for a month or two now. We reduced our twice daily two tablespoon dosage to a twice daily one tablespoon dosage because my boyfriend noticed more pronounced headaches after he took it. He still notices headaches and feels a little queasy afterward. Should we reduce the dosage or dilute it with something? Can the apple cider vinegar be causing these symptoms? (We started it to cleanse our systems, and to help lessen his headaches.) Thanks.
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Dianna (Austin, TX) on 08/25/2008
i started to take the ACV in the morning and afternoon for my diabetes. and it really worked well (sometimes too well) to lower my blood sugar. also my head felt clearer and i just felt good. BUT - for some reason it gave me very bad gas and bloating. i tried various ways of taking it - with BS and without - before a meal, during, afterwards, to no avail - for the entire 2 weeks i tried it i had a very bloated tummy and gas so bad i could not sleep. also i was using it on my skin. during this time i developed a lot of huge pimples and noticed that i was getting a yellowish tint to my skin. so i stopped taking the ACV and it took several days for the gas and bloating to go away. now i am using the lime juice remedy without any gas or side effects. oh well, i really liked the idea of the ACV - but for some reason my body doesn't like it.
Dianna
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Amy (Selangor, Malaysia) on 08/01/2008
Started on acv since 29 July for constipation.Taking 1 tbsp early morning on empty stomach. It does cure my constipation but after 2 days taking acv, I found rashes appearing on both my arms at the joints. Today I can see rashes appearing around my chest. Like to know is this normal or am I allergic to acv.
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Nancy (Mooers Forks, NY) on 07/13/2008
I used apple cider vinegar for about 3 months, yes it does help in weight loss, I lost 45 pounds. Did excercise also. Only serious negative thing was that my blood work showed that I was seriously anemic, so I stopped the vinegar and now I am fine. I guess it washed nutrients as well.
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Cathy (Effingham, Illinois) on 07/09/2008
I was taking 1 TBS. acv every morning followed by water. I lost weight which I was happy about, but after a few weeks of taking this I started breaking out in hives!! I was taking acv to relieve symptoms of IBS (which it helped tremendously) but now have been off of it a month and still have bouts of hives?! Could it be the acv?
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Leslie (Oriental, North Carolina) on 07/03/2008
Hi! About two weeks ago I started taking acv. I take 1 tbsp in the morning, again at noon, and then again before bed (totaling 3 tbsps a day). I first drink several gulps of water, then take the acv like a shot, and follow with at least 8 oz of water. I've suffered from seasonal and indoor allergies since I was a child and about 4 days after starting the acv I had a horrible allery attack that lasted a little over 24 hrs. After the attack my right ear clogged up (I had been having problems with it for weeks) for 12 hrs or so. Then 5 days ago I had an eczema outbreak. At first it began on my chest, underarms, sides of and under my breasts. That cleared up and then it appeared on my wrists, knees, ankles, inner thighs, and the backs of my thighs. My eczema has always occured only on my hands and started after the birth of my son, it was severe for several years but then cleared up and has only popped up mildly since. The only other time I've had eczema on the rest of my body was last November after learning my mom had cancer and it cleared up after about three days. Anyhow since the allergy attack and clogged ear I haven't had any more problems and with the exception of the eczema I have felt great.
My question is could the acv be the reason I've had these symptoms and is it because it's flushing all the toxins from my body? Or could I be having some type of allergic reaction? The eczema is clearing up completely and I suspect will be gone in a day or so and I haven't sneezed once since the allergy attack a week ago. I'm really hoping this is just the course the acv can take you on, feeling worse before feeling better. I've also bathed in acv several times, maybe I over did it? Lastly I started taking filtered acv first because it was all I could find but for the last four days I've taken organic raw acv with the mother that I found at a health food store.
Sorry to be so long winded, I just wanted to be as detailed as possible! Thanks in advance for any feedback!
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Dick Bruno (Whitleyville, Tn. USA) on 06/17/2008
After trying my first drink of apple cider, I almost became nausious. I broke out in a cold sweat, and had to lay down and rest for awhile.
Am I abnormal? Dick
