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Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Hazel (Canberra, Australia) on 06/24/2009
I tried taking half a tablespoon of ACV in the morning with the intention of building up to a full tablespoon or more, however every time I take it for more than a few days my hair dries out and becomes like straw. Has anyone else had a similar reaction to taking ACV?
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Posted by Charice (MPLS, MN) on 06/13/2009
I suggest you stop everything you are putting on your face. Use a face cleanser of your choice - not the shea butter soap; you are adding more oil to your face and you don' t need that. After you wash your face, then use 100% tea tree oil. Do this at night time only. The smell is very potent, so you don't want to smell like tea tree oil during the day!
In the morning use only water to wash your face. If you need a light moisturizer, check out ___ [drugstore] in their face cleaning section and find one that is good for acne.
Your shea butter soap- use that for your body. I personally use shea butter and vitamin E formula I get from ____ [drugstore], as my moisturizer in the morning - but I don't have major acne problems.
My son was having major bumps on his face from shaving. In addition to changing what type of razor he used, he added tea tree oil to his nightly regimen. His face cleared up!
Tea tree oil is expensive for the little bottle ( get it at ____ or some local pharmacy store like it). The cost is around $13 for 1 fl oz. BUT it lasts a long time! Everytime I would get a pimple or feel one coming. I would put the tea tree oil on and it usually was either gone the next day or smaller. Gone by day two or three.
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by REKHA (PUNE, INDIA) on 06/13/2009
★★★☆☆BETTER BUT WITH SIDE EFFECTS
I have been regularly reading your website,thank you, its truly informative &lucid. I have been having varicose veins, &controlled diabetes, i took ACV and felt much better, but i feel i'm loosing weight, while my doc insists i should gain atleast 2 kgs--- please guide and advise, my husband suddenly had gout, has been taking ACV for the past 2 days, though the pain is less, the swelling has not yet gone., please guide.
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Posted by Carrie (Staten Island, NY) on 06/08/2009
I've experienced the same symptoms as Samantha. i take one with each meal, sometimes 2 along with digestive enzymes
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Posted by Serenity (Oswego, Il) on 05/30/2009
Thank you for your response. Me also..seems like when I stop and then start again I get the infection. Right now they took me off of microbid cause of horrible reactions. dont know what i will do now. I am trying d-mannose to see if it willl help. I will try the application like you said. If anyone has anymore suggestions PLEASE email me. I need all the help I can get now. Thanks and God bless!
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Posted by Sangeetha (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands) on 05/29/2009
Hi: I get yeast infection every time I start ACV after a gap...I don't know the reason, but the same ACV helps relieve it too. For the relief, I use 2 tbsp. of the organic ACV in a jar of water and rinse the affected part with it. I have also tried soaking a face cloth in water and ACV and applying to the effected part for a few minutes. Do this 2-3 times a day for 2 to 3 days and you might be rid of it.
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Posted by Sally (Ogden, UT) on 05/29/2009
Serenity, try D-mannose for your uti/bladder problems. In my circle of users, it is 100% effective. They take 700-1400mg a day. It is a simple sugar which attaches to bugs in the bladder and carries them out in urination. Google for full explanation. Can be obtained from any health food store or one of the many catalog/on-line vitamin vendors on Google. Please let us all know how it does for YOU.
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Posted by Serenity (Oswego, IL) on 05/28/2009
Can acv cause an uti? would the detoxing acv does make the urine full of toxins and thence place bacteria in the urine? I am at wits end here with a terrible uti and antiboitics so far isnt doing the job totally. I was using acv before the infection and now just so sick. Please....i need help
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Posted by Alex (Los Angeles, CA) on 05/24/2009
If you have ulcer, you may try manuka honey. excellent for it.
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Nonni (Cleveland, OH) on 05/21/2009
Ruemedi, always listen to your body when taking natural remedies. Not every remedy is good for everyone, and being constipated encourages candida and other problems. Also, it has been my experience that canker sores and burning eyes are both signs of too much acid in the system. I would stop taking the ACV and research other natural remedies to combat the sinus infection.
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Ruemedi (Bay Area, CA) on 05/21/2009
★★★☆☆BETTER BUT WITH SIDE EFFECTS
I am having the same problem with constipation. I lost 3 lbs somehow right away but have been constipated and am getting some canker sores too - wondering of it is the ACV. The first 2 days I did 2tbsp 2x day then switched when I came across the new recommendations so have been doing 2 tsp 1x a day. I have a sinus infection which seems to be slowing getting better but wondering if I should stop with the ACV. I feel like my eyes are burning slightly as well but hard to tell if that's due to sinuses. Would appreciate any helpful comments on constipation though and if that is a sign to stop or keep going.
Thanks
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Posted by Pamm (Alabaster, Alabama) on 05/15/2009
I have Addison's Disease and I have tried taking ACV on several occasions and yes it does help with all kinds of problems allergies, headaches, and arthritis. What I have noticed while taking my Organic Acv is swelling in my fingers soon after and my fingers are very red and shiny and alot of discomfort. It only happens when I take Acv so how can I find out why the Acv is doing this and what can I do to get the swelling to go down in my fingers. My urine Ph was very acidic this morning after taking Acv 3x times yesterday. 2 tablespoons in water. Does it have something to do with lowering the potassium levels? I want to take Acv w/o the swelling in my fingers. Please help..
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Sangeetha (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands) on 05/06/2009
Further to my below post, I must add that I have hypothyroid which seems to have been affected by ACV. I have done blood test for thyroid and the results will come out shortly. The condition I described in my earlier (below) post is called brain fog as stated Cathy's post in the link below:
https://www.earthclinic.com/cures/hypothyroidism.html#COCONUTOIL_22517
I have the exact same condition and have had problems at work due to forgetting, not able to concentrate, etc.
So I guess while ACV did wonders with my kidney stone and food allergies, those with thyroid (in my case hypothyroid) must tread with fear or consult their doctors before using ACV. If I didn't have thyroid, I guess I might have continued taking ACV.
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Posted by Sangeetha (Gramd Cayman, Cayman Islands) on 05/05/2009
Hi Ingrid
Thank you for your response. I doubt if we get fresh coconut water here in the Cayman Islands (though I do see plenty of them on the trees), but we do get the canned ones. However, I am allergic to coconut and generally try to avoid it. Stress may be a part of my work related, but it doesnt make you feel drunk and numb all day. I I am feeling drunk and numb even this morning and problems at work have gotten worse and I am seeing my doctor today to understand what's happening to me and to find a cure.
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Posted by Ingrid (Lawndale, California, USA) on 05/04/2009
Dear Sangeetha,
All fermented fruits will have the alcohol effect, tha's why you feel like you are drunk, the side effects will not last very long, drink a lot of water, and if you can get a hold of a fresh coconut, drink a lot of the water, there is nothing better for UTI, and UT related anything. COCONUT water, good, natural refreshing won't cost much $$$ either. Please let me knw how you feel afterword, and regarding your work, it might not even be related with what you took, it might just be the stress of what you were going through.
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Sangeetha (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands) on 05/03/2009
I stumbled upon your website sometime in December 08 while I was surfing the net for home remedies for a small kidney stone. I tried the lemon juice olive oil recipe, but it didn't work (maybe because my stone might not be calcium oxalate). Then I read about the ACV remedy and I started it not just for my kidney stone but also for my food alleries. I started with IGA brand, went on to Heinz and finally to _____ when I found it in the stores here. For quite some time I took 2 tbsp in a big glass of water twice a day. Later I realised it is supposed to be 2 tsp (not 2 tbsp) so I changed to 2 tsp in a big glass of water twice a day. I always added a dash of salt, pepper and lemon juice to improve the taste. When I would skip it for a couple days (weekends) or more and then have the first glass, I would feel like I am drunk (I never drink) and wouldn't understand clearly what was going on for around me for a couple of hours. In around mid March I reduced to just 1 glass a day (as I would get headaches on weekends, after drinking ACV thru the week, I never get headaches otherwise, except after too much exposure to sun) and after a couple weeks I reduced it to just 1 tsp in 1 big glass of water. While it helped me a lot with my kidney stone and allergies, I didn't feel quite right - like I would feel drunk if I drank it after a gap. I have stopped drinking it for 2 weeks now as I started realising that I haven't been feeling myself. I have been working as a secretary for the last 23 years and I am excellent at my work. But for the last few weeks, I have been forgetting to do things at work, that come just naturally to me. I have been forgetting to do important things. I work as a secretary, so work done wrongly due to my forgetfulness is being notice by my boss and our clients. I have never ever been like this. I never have had to make an effort to remember anything and can multi task like my second nature. But remmebering to do the routine work has now become a burden for me and I am worried that don't know what will I do wrong at work next. ACV is the only thing I have done different in these months, so I am wondering if it is ACV that has caused the memory loss (and lack of concentration) in me. One of my colleagues had mentioned that I should not be mixing lemon juice with ACV as one is alkaline and the other acidic (I don't know which is which). Why has this happened to me? Has ACV either alkalized or acidified my body too much? Which one of the two it has done? And how can I get my body being back to the state it was before? How can I nullify the effects that ACV has done on my body.
I would greatly appreciate solution to this as it is effecting my work and my self-esteem. I just don't feel myself anymore.
Sangeetha
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Julie (Tallahassee, Florida) on 05/03/2009
Hi everyone. I'm 18 years old, in good health, but I get terrible hay-fever and cat allergies. I just started taking ACV for my allergies, 2 teaspoons in 8 ounces of water three times a day. The first night I got a rash on the top of my left hand, tiny itchy red bumps, and less on my right hand. The next morning I felt itchy all over my body (the rash had gone down though, no spreading), but at least my allergies were completely better. I mean VERY itchy... on my arms, hands, back, neck, legs... everywhere. I decided that day to just have 2 teaspoons in 8 ounces of water once instead of three times, but now it's the next morning and I'm more itchy than ever! The one serving yesterday wasnt enough for my allergies either, as they are very bad now. Do I have to choose between having allergies and being completely itchy? I don't know what to do, but I really want to get rid of my allerigies and if anyone thinks this is a temporary side effect, I'm willing to try to wait it out and keep taking the ACV. Oh, and it's ___s organic, raw, unfiltered ACV, with the "mother." I'm about to major in voice, singing classical music, but I can't do that if i'm having allergies all of the time! Help, please?
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Andrea (Kalamazoo, MI/USA) on 04/24/2009
I tried ACV for 2 weeks and found my BM had turned pale yellow. A bit disturbing so I quit. Is this typical?
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Posted by Anonymous (Bergen, NJ) on 04/16/2009
ACV also makes me very constipated. Seems to dry me out. Tried various brands/types, w/ and w/o baking soda, miniscule amounts to tablespoons, numerous times, and all had same constipating effect. Anyone with an explanation? Also, it makes me cold (lowers blood pressure - maybe the reason?) & did the same to a friend who tried.
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Posted by Stacia (Barrington, NH) on 04/15/2009
Hello, I just wanted to make a comment regarding yeast infections as a result of taking AVC. I have had such amazing results in just my first week. I lost 5 pounds right off! I am now regular for the first time in 20 years. My skin looks amazing and the energy is insane. In addition I used to be a daily beer drinker and I no longer crave it!!!I am so excited!!! As far as getting yeast infections, I take 2 tablets of proboitics and 2 of zinc daily. Works incredibly!!! Good luck to all of you!
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Ted (Bangkok, Thailand) on 04/11/2009 392 posts
Dear Renee:
Apple Cider Vinegar may not for some who has metabolic acidosis. A person with low levels of bicarbonates to neutralize the acidity may experience headaches. Therefore, a baking soda is added to neutralize the acid. My experience has been that an acid reflux works similar to that of yeast, which causes gas to rise as it ferments from the stomach. Most fungus yeast like bacterium are destroyed either from increasing the acidity of the stomach acid, or by alkalizing the body sufficient to neutralize them. The second remedy that is used is 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar plus 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda in 1 glass of water taken twice or three times a day. The resultant pH here is roughly 7.5 pH when it's fully reacted, but will see a 7.0 pH initially. Acid reflux is noticed whenever a saliva 's pH to be below 7, instead of the usual 7.3 and a person has a lot of acid reflux at 6.5, become very weak and insomnia whenever saliva pH is below 6.
The baking soda may raise a little of saliva pH, but the effect is seen more if the potassium bicarbonate or the preferred tripotassium citrate is added along with baking soda. The third remedy I used is 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar plus 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda plus 1/4 teaspoon of potassium citrate in one glass (or if a person has trouble taking a full glass, then 1/2 glass of water may be necessary). It takes about over a week for the body to neutralize the acidity accumulated in the body and the acid reflux to subside.
A little known information is that most fungus, as in yeast, tend to grow at low acid condition, where the pH is between 4- 5.0. Most healthy person has a pH below 3 whenever the stomach needs to digest food. Starches, peanuts, potatoes and especially low acid food as in orange juice or fruit juice may wosen the condition as pH is acid but not too acid and tends to add fuel to the fire and this is how acid reflux is tested.
The simplest of all remedy I used is baking soda alone, but a newer remedy I may add a small pinch of ammonium bicarbonate or ammonium chloride, which kills the fungus and yeast. However, baking soda alone works, but to effectively raise the esophagus, and throat pH, I may need to add the potassium. The remedy is 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda and 1/4 teaspoon of potassium citrate in at least 1/2 glass of water taken twice a day. This should have least effect on headaches and other problem. A potassium bicarbonate may be substituted. Some other people whose saliva pH is much lower such as 5.5, may require a lot more potassium to normalize the condition however. For example 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda plus 1 teaspoon of potassium citrate in 1 glass of water and taken at least twice a day. A yeast condition or an acid reflux, are quickly killed in some cases with 1/8 teaspoon of ammonium chloride or ammonium bicarbonate alone is possible. However, acid reflux in Thailand is generally rare and hard to find, but I had very few cases and is generally neutralized with the mentioned remedy. A person of acid relfux may also have low chromium, low vanadium, low manganese, low copper and low molybdenum, but the easiest way is to just avoid sweets and starches are the easiest. And then the drinking water we add minerals by simply adding the sea salt, either sea salt as in dead sea, himalayan or even the sea salt they used in fish aquarium, which have clearly labeled minerals on their packages.
The addition of sea salt is between 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon per liter of water. If a drinking water has contaminated with heavy metals, the addition of 1/4 or even 1/8 teaspoon of sea salt will taste unusually salty or metallic. In which case adding to ordinary bottled mineral water would not have this effect and the source of the contamination often comes from bad pipes and rusty or contaminated water faucets. So the sea salt is synergistic with the other remedies mentioned. The addition of baking soda cannot be added with any sea salt, because it has a laxative effect, unless of course a laxative effect is desired due to constipation.
For most headaches I found that excessive calcium and lack of magnesium and especially vitamin c deficiency to be the common cause. If I take 500 mg of sodium ascorbate vitamin C twice a day, all headaches are gone the next day. A high common table salt intake and sometimes too high of sea salt may cause a headache too. The common table salt causes much higher headache where the most common source comes from the all American diets of french fries and potato chips, which are acid, high in calcium and has high fats. Low potassium and low magnesium can cause it too. Too much calcium entering the brain leads to headache and a magnesium is antagonistic so it reduces them. A potassium citrate increases alkalinity as do a baking soda and reduces calcium from leeching of the bones as the blood alkalinity is increased thus reducing the headache that way. So there's many causes of headaches, but these are the major ones. The apple cider vinegar is acid so a body without sufficient alkalinity to neutralize this has high blood calcium as the acidity causes higher leeching from the bones and reaching the brain and it's more worse if the person has low level of vitamin C, the form I prefer is sodium ascorbate, because it's an alkaline form, as opposed to an acid form of vitamin C such as ascorbic acid.
Ted
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Posted by Jess (Burbank, CA) on 04/11/2009
Thank you everyone here at Earth Clinic. I followed your advice and went to get the red dots checked out. The Dr. took a look at it and diagnosed it as petechiae. She asked me questions about allergies and my daily routine. I explained the ACV to her (2 tsps to 16 oz water). She checked my spleen and took several blood samples. As it turns out I am 100% healthy from what the results showed everything was normal, BUT she asked that I keep track of my petechiae outbreaks, if and when they do occur again. (When it happens, what was I doing that day, what may have triggered it, how severe was the outbreak (a few dots or many), etc.) For now it seems that I may just have a petechiae reaction as an allergie to the 2 tsps ACV. So I have reduced it to 1/4 tsps ACV to 16 oz water. I have been doing this for the past 3 days and have had no reaction yet. If it continues this way, after a couple weeks I will go up to 1/2 tsps ACV and continue working my way up to the 2tsps ACV the recipe calls for. Hopefully this way my body gets used to the ACV over time and does not react to it the way it did. Thank you everyone! I love having this forum where we can talk. Thank you again.
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Che (Roxas City, Phil) on 04/10/2009
Ted said any brand will do as long as its made from apples. Continue taking it and observe for a few days. Maybe your system is on transition period or healing crisis. Goodluck hope it works.
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Posted by Renee (Kampala, Uganda) on 04/09/2009
after reading this site about the wonders of ACV. I was eager to try it to lose weight. i bought american garden ACV because it is the only one available here. i take 10ml in 500ml of water and sip all day. however i feel very tired all the time and i have these bad headaches.so i started taking it at once in the evening but i felt worse. these side effects subside when i stopped taking it. i felt better in my stomach when i was taking it. when i stopped the bloating and acid reflux returned.
i would really like to continue taking it. is there any advice you can give me on how to reduce these side effects? i have searched the site but dont see any remedies for the headache side effects. thank you
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Posted by Georgia (Chicago, IL/USA) on 04/03/2009
Once I stopped the vitamin E cream, my face stopped it's rash/sunburn symptoms. I have noticed I am more energetic, but my face is breaking out more! And it's oily! I use to have dry skin. Is it the shea butter soap doing this? Is this suppose to occur? Still drinking the ACV twice daily and using the toner now with BC (aspirin) powder in the mix to help exfoliate and die down the redness and doing this once to twice daily depending how my face feels. Should I wash it off after a few minutes, or keep letting it sit on my face?
What face creams do you recommend with ACV for acne remedy? I have scars already too. ):
TY if anyone can assist me. (:
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Posted by Debbi (Anaheim, CA) on 04/02/2009
I've been drinking 2tbsp of ACV in water throughout the day for the last week. Yesterday I gave myself a paper cut & when I licked the blood off my hand I noticed it had a very strong metallic smell & taste (something like pennies or rust). Today I can smell that same smell on my skin (hands mostly) and taste it in my mouth (been sensing that part for a few days now)... is this caused by the ACV?
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Posted by Georgia (Chicago, IL/USA) on 03/31/2009
Apple Cider Vinegar for Acne- Question & Side Effect:
Yesterday evening I drank 2 teaspoons in 8 oz of water w/organic herbal tea and used the 50/50 ACV (_____s) w/distilled water as a toner at night after I cleansed my face by hand w/Out of Africa's shea complexion bar and before I placed Jason Vitamin E 25000 I.U. cream on. Side effects: My skin seemed fine, but soon after became blotchy, red, and stingy, this is after the cream was placed on face. I have some redness due to acne, and for a couple of weeks prior to this new ACV regime, I used BC aspirin mask w/honey, so this ripe face of mine is a discouragement and frightened me since it looks like a sunburn, never this red ever.
Question: Should I use the aspirin cream, if so, when? Or is aloe vera gel good? What should I do do about my flared up face? It calmed throughout the day, but I still feel stingy and it looks red and tight even after I washed my face this morning.
Today I drank 2 teaspoons of ACV in 8 oz of water twice. Organic herbal tea w/honey separately. Side effect: My throat burns a little and I had a bit of a throw up-hick up too. Tonight I'm only going to use the toner I made last night w/o the vitamin E cream (to see which is the aggressor- the soap, cream, or ACV). I'm still using the soap, and based on my test tonight, I'll either go with or without it tomorrow morning and evening.
My question is, am I to feel SICK? I feel weird sensations like a fever, headache, and exhausted. But during the day I was pretty well and energetic. I also find myself going to the bathroom more than usual, like all the time. What's up? Am I allergic or having a bad reaction? Are these warning signs? Or just toxins leaving my body? I've never cleansed myself w/ACV before so I may just be a bit sensitive or is this a red flag for extreme sensitivity?
Thanks in advance! (: Appreciate this awesome site!
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Posted by T (Maryland, USA) on 03/29/2009
My first thought was that you might be low in potassium, but as this effect happened to both of you under the same circumstance at the same time, then I wonder if it is indeed the ACV. Are you using an organic type with the "mother" in it? If not, try the organic, and also start smaller - just a teaspoon or two once a day to see how your body handles it, then you can increase it a bit. Please let us know how it goes as it could be relevant to someone else down the line :)
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Posted by Adriana (Diamond Bar, California) on 03/29/2009
ACV and RLS?
My mother and I began taking ACV yesterday, 2 teaspoons 3x's a day. I have noticed some very positive results from this, including clearer skin and the disappearance of an infection I have had for over 12 months. However, both my mom and I had terrible leg cramps and pain at bed time last night. I am wondering if anyone else has had this minor annoyance occur after ingesting ACV? I am a 23 year old female and my mother is a young 50, both of us are very healthy, average build, but neither of us are very active. I read about putting a bar of soap at your feet when you sleep to help with Restless Leg Syndrome. I am going to try that tonight. However, I do not know if that is what me and mom are suffering from. If this is just a side effect from the ACV how long should we expect to experience this? Any help is greatly appreciated.
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Posted by Joyce (Joelton, Tn) on 03/27/2009 490 posts
Hello Laurie,
You might try breaking that tbsp. of ACV down into l teaspoon in a glass of water with meals (3 times a day) to see if that stops the problem of the tongue swelling. If not, you might try Ted's sea salt along with it because I think I read that somewhere in his advice for reducing edema.
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Posted by Laurie (Wolverine, Michigan) on 03/26/2009
Hekp, I love taking acv; I take 1 TBLSP daily, but I get a swollen tongue when I take it. I tested this by getting off it and it cleared up. I really like taking the acv it helps me in every other way, energy, skin looks good, eyes clear, more focused. Any recommendations?
laurie
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Posted by Laurie Holden (Wolverine, Michigan) on 03/26/2009
Robin from Dallas,
To get rid of constipation drink one full glass of warm water first thing every morning, this gets things moving & hydrates the system. To speed things up, drink your first glass of warm water with 1 teaspoon of sea salt, you will go. Good luck.
Laurie
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Posted by Erika (Libertyville, Illinois) on 03/25/2009
Responding to the man who said he took apple cider undiluted. Please do not take it that way - the strength can cause damage to one's esophagus. Always dilute it with apple juice (my favorite taste) or water or some other juice. Thanks for reading"
03/25/2009: Erika from Libertyville, Illinois writes: "To Robin from Dallas I apologize - when I responded to your post, for some reason I did not pay attention to your name and thought a man was writing the comment and therefore when I sent a reply to your statement about taking apple cider vinegar on an empty stomach I referred to you as the man who...etc I sincerely apologize Robin for not looking more closely at your name....please do not take the vinegar on an empty stomach as it can damage your esophagus. Thanks for reading and good luck with the vinegar
Erika
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Posted by Douglas (New York, Ny USA) on 03/23/2009
I also had a rash problem, I have been using 2-4 tbls of ACV daily for a couple months, and recently came down with a flu. So I started to up my dosage of ACV to about 6-9 tbls or more , about 3 days into the flu, My body was covered in a rash. I have a history of Eczema as well, and the rash was without a doubt an allergic reaction to something i assume the ACV.
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Posted by Amy (Ohio, US) on 03/23/2009
I have been taking acv for a few days 1tlb. acv, 1tlb.honey some warm water It seems that I get a headache after I take it my head also feels all stuffed up. Like the opposite of what should happen. I'm using regular store acv, getting the organic as we speak. It almost feels like it has raised my blood pressure that is why I have the headache. Any suggestions?
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Posted by Angie (Phoenix, Az) on 03/23/2009
i try ACV when i was pregnant of my first child and nothing when wrong. he weight 9lb and 2onces. i think i can say that ACV added extra nutrition. On my second pregnancy i had so many health problems that i was affraid to try vinegar. i don't know why. maybe what i needed was ACV. but you never know what can happen because you can't see if the baby is ok or not if you eat or drink something. in my case it was ok. if your not using ACV already don't risk it. Don't start right now if your pregnant.
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Posted by Anna (New Canaan, Connecticut) on 03/18/2009
To Ruby, Hi Ruby I take apple cider vinegar to cure gall bladder attacks. Is it possible that the honey may be contributing to your side effects? I have a bad reaction to honey sometimes even though it wasn't a problem a few years ago. I would try less acv and no honey next time.
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Posted by Ruby (Perth, WA Australia) on 03/18/2009
I suffer with gallstones and anxiety attacks, I started using ACV on Saturday, I used to take it years ago with no problems.
I was taking 1 tblsp with honey and warm water. Monday night I had what was close to a gall stone attack, and vomited, though I had not eaten anything to affect this. By Tuesday morning I was nauseous with hot and cold chills and had to leave work early.
I still took it Tuesday lunchtime thinking it was just the detox taking affect (that's what I wanted it to be anyway). Felt a bit better Tuesday night, but a very bad headache and still hot, cold and clammy. I have not taken ACV today as I feel that it must be the cause.
Tonight my anxiety levels are very raised, hard to tell if its a side effect or not. I have been reading that I may be taking too much, should be 1 tsp not 1 tblsp. I will wait till I feel better and give it another go (maybe). Please let me know if anyone else has had the same side effects and what the outcome was.
Thanks
