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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?
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Posted by Kim (Albuquerque, New Mexico) on 10/18/2008
Tamara, My bottle suggests that one takes only 2 teaspoons for each doseage. are you taking too much by taking 2 tablespoons instead of 2 teaspoons?
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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.
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Posted by Mae (Dorset, England) on 11/18/2008
well i think that would probably be to much acid intake counter-acting the bodys balance of acid already-it may have taken a while for this to happen, but that is usually the case when stomach bleeding occurs. xx
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Posted by M (San Diego, Ca) on 11/19/2008
Dear Roz,
Your Grandfather is 93 and still tickin after colon and throat cancer. If he has been taking ACV religiously for 30 years and is just now having problems it could just mean that his body is breaking down as everybody elses does when they are almost a century old. There's no amount of meds, remedies, healthy diet that will keep us alive forever. All we can do is try our best to live as healthy as we can and it looks like your Grandfather did just that. Kudos to your Grandpa for keeping himself healthy, naturally.
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Posted by Leo (Pittsburg, CA) on 11/19/2008
Cayenne pepper for bleeding.
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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
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Posted by CheeMiss (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) on 02/04/2009
In response to: 10/12/2008: Sandra (
[email protected]) from Los Angeles, regarding your acne break-out.
This is a sure fire way to CURE your acne once and for all! I have shared this remedy with the most severe cases and everyone who tried it could not believe that they cured their life long battle with acne so quickly.
Make sure you buy natural organic yogurt in a glass jar. (Friendly bacteria cannot survive in plastic.)
Buy a loofa thin face pad or facial sponge. DO NOT USE A FACE CLOTH! Why? If you let a face cloth soak in a bowl of distilled water for approx. 10 minutes then swish it around, you will see all the residue detergent and bleach that you used to wash it come out of it. Not good for your skin!
Pour a little of the organic yogurt into a clean little glass jar so as not to contaminate the larger jar. Use the contents of the little jar for several days, then throw out what's left over, wash and dry the little jar and replace with more yogurt from the big jar. Store both jars in the fridge.
Procedure: Rinse your face with as hot water as you can tolerate to open the pores, using the loofa or facial sponge. Quickly, while your face still feels warm, pour some of the yogurt from the little jar onto the loofa or sponge and start scrubbing a section of your face. Rinse the loofa/sponge and re-apply the yogurt to it. Scrub another section of your face. Rinse the loofa/sponge again and repeat until you have scrubbed your entire face.
Now, rinse your entire face with the hottest water you can tolerate and repeat the entire procedure again. Only, this time, when you've finished scrubbing your entire face with the yogurt, RINSE YOUR ENTIRE FACE WITH THE COLDEST WATER YOU CAN TOLERATE, TO CLOSE YOUR PORES.
Pat your face dry.
If you can do this upon awakening in the morning, and before you go to bed, within a few days you will see your acne disappearing. Even the worst cases will clear up entirely within 2 weeks, but do keep up the procedure for 1 mth., and it will never return.
If for some reason, mths go by, and one should appear, just put a dab of organic yogurt from a glass jar on it just before you go to bed and in the morning it should be gone.
The good guys in this type of yogurt are responsible for the cure. Guaranteed!
EC: We've never seen yogurt sold in glass jars!
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.
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Posted by Victoria (El Paso, TX) on 11/11/2008
Leslie,
I am not a doctor or midwife but I have been pregnant before and I have worked in the medical field before also. I have two beautiful, healthy children; I am well read in many different subjects but what I really wanted to say is that I think it was precarious of you to try this remedy while you are pregnant. Did you ask your Dr. or mid-wife first? I personally would not take or drink any concoction during a pregnancy b/c it also affects your baby and if your not used to drinking vinegar or sour things then you will just vomit it up and cause extra unneccessary stress on your body and your baby.
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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 Emily (Alameda, Ca) on 06/06/2012
Hello Leslie from Jamestown, NC, USA... When you say you took "3 T acv, 3 T honey" what does the "T" stand for? Teaspoons? Tablespoons?
EC: Hi Emily, Yes a capital 'T' is the standard notation for tablespoons ('tsp' for teaspoons).
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
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Posted by Pamela (Houston, Texas) on 11/20/2008
Hi, I had the same thing happen to me. When I first started taking ACV. I don't if you added honey. I figure out it was the honey so I stop adding it and had no more problems. Also use raw organic AVC which is important. I've read that regular store bought vingar can be toxic and will cause problems. Hope this helps.
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Posted by CheeMiss (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) on 02/04/2009
In response to: 10/06/2008: Della Heywood from Emeryville, CA writes: "Warnings / Side Effects:
You WILL re-build your good bacteria up much faster if you eat fermented foods.
Google: "Fermented foods that feed existing good bacteria.
Check out the below link for the full story.
http://www.deliciousorganics.com/controversies/fermentedfoods.htm
Also, google: "foods that feed the existing good bacteria.
Probiotics are just a band-aid.....they cannot adhere to the intestinal wall, therefore, they are expelled during a bowel movement. So you constantly have to spend monies buying more and more pills.
FEED YOUR EXISTING GOOD GUYS BY EATING
PRE-BIOTICS NATURAL FOODS, THIS WAY YOU STRENGTHEN YOUR GOOD GUYS & THEY WILL FIGHT THE BAD GUYS FOR INTESTINAL WALL TERRITORY AND THEY WILL STAY THERE!
Feed them what they need and they will multiply within hours. ie: Fermented Strub's Pickles & Sauerkraut.
Do your homework and see for yourself.
Save money, time and your health!
Hope this helps.
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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!
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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.
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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 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.
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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... ?
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Posted by Emily (Alameda, Ca) on 06/06/2012
michelle from l. A ca, if you havent found out by NOW lol.. Extra virgin or just virgin coconut oil works great to sooth skin, moisturize and restore any dry flaky itchy skin you might have... Works wonders for my kinky curly thick hair! Not to mention my skin is usually pretty dry normally, but not so much anymore!
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 Lisa (Brandon, Florida, Usa) on 06/15/2010
I would reduce the dosage significantly. Whenever I try something new I go way below the suggested amount which is 2 teaspoons. I would start with 1/8th teaspoon just to see the effects to my body.
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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
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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.
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Posted by Pedro (Rio de janeiro, Brazil) on 08/01/2008
Maybe you are just detoxing. My guess is that your body can't purge toxins fast enough for whatever reason, so it's using your skin to get rid of them.
I would press on with the ACV, but maybe cut the amount by half until the problem is gone. Just pace the detox slower and be gentle with your body. It's doing you a favor. Try to work with it, unless it becomes too uncomfortable.
Also, drink lots of water and add extra fiber to your diet.
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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.
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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?
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Posted by Ted (Bangkok, Thailand) on 07/10/2008 392 posts
Leslie:
Most eczema, not all, are often a result of a fungus or mycobacterium that exists along the skin or some minute amounts leading to eczema. The condition is often metabolic acidosis which initiates the eczema, but at the same time the ACV have certain properties which may raise the immune system through its malic acid and mineral content found in the ACV. For example the malic acid is converted into malates which is used by the Krebs cycle giving more energy to the cells. If the energy to the cells is increased, the immunity is increased in the long term. The problem about ACV is it's acid content which does kill the fungus and mycobacterium by the actions of malates or organic components that leads to longer term alkalization. But since the body has insufficient bicarbonates to neutralize the acidity, the mycobacterium may cause greater growth when the body is temporarily acid in the short term, and hence the eczema. This eczema is the result of temporary metabolic acidosis.
There is a way to prevent side effects from ACV use by what chemist use to buffer the acidity to make it more alkaline in many consumer products and medicine we used. One of the simplest buffer is the baking soda, which raises the pH of the Apple Cider vinegar to a close 7 or 7.5 pH, which is closer to biologically active pH that doesn't support short term mycobacterium growth. Mycobacterium, fungus, and other usually flourishes in a more acidic pH. Therefore, this remedy was resolved mostly by taking 2 tablespoons of Apple Cider vinegar plus at least 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda in 1/2 or preferably 1 glass of water. Taken usually three times a day. However, if the conditions of eczema is present, usually I will raise the baking soda remedy from 1/4 teaspoon to 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda plus 2 tablespoons of ACV in 1 full glass of water taken at least twice a day instead.
However, I am not dealing with the fundamentals here. I have a bad history of eczema myself. In an attempt to understand the basic cause of eczema just for me I decided to take an experiment with a carbicarb remedy. The carbicarb remedy used by me is 1/4 teaspoon of sodium carbonate (washing soda...a precursor of baking soda) plus 1/4 teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) in one full glass of water taken twice or three times a day will stop the eczema within a matter of an hour at most. For me it stopped within a couple of minutes. Mycobacterium, fungs and bacterium won't generally grow whenever the body's pH is raised to an alkaline level. It is this reason why the Ocean's water is so sterile: salinity and alkalinity. The alkalinity of Ocean's water is 8.
As to where ACV comes in is that the malic acid raises the energy level of cells raising the immunity of the cells at the same time - the cells simply have more energy to fend off invading organisms. There may be other elements found in ACV, such as acetate, which has limited antifungal.
The problem about temporary eczema may go away with ACV use, but in some cases eczema may be persistent too. The issue appears that some people may have limited ability to neutralize the acidity from the ACV using the body's available bicarbonates to neutralized them and hence why baking soda was added to put less pressure on the body to come up with the bicarbonate currency to make it biologically compatible with the body's pH of 7.35. So some cases eczema may persists and some may get better, but if baking soda was added immediately before use, eczema wouldn't flare up, generally speaking.
Am I missing any other factors on eczema besides alkalization and immunity issues? One other additional fact is most people's diet, with industrialized farming practices, has caused humans, cats, dogs, cows, chickens, and pigs to have low level of omega 3. Low level of omega 3 didn't happen in humans first. It happened in farm animals. Chickens source of food were originally high in omega 3, if raise in the wild, but with modern methods, the omega 6 to omega 3 has risen lowering greatly omega 3. This happens in cows in U.S. as farming practices changed from grass fed to grain fed to economize. When we do that omega 3 goes precipitously down.
Omega 3 is responsible for immune conditions and anti-inflammatory properties and reduction in eczema. So much of the problems in the benefits of raw food of Pottinger Cats, and the eating of animal fats from Weston A. Price is useless since the animals we eat today (unlike Weaton A. Price's time) is that the omega 3 has droped precipitiously. So what we have now in U.S. is an Omega 6 to Omega 3 of 20: 1 instead of an ideal 4:1 or 1: 1 omega 3 to omega 6 ratios. Currently the country that has the highest known omega 3 is Japan at 4: 1 or Omega 6 to Omega 3. Fish oil is the supplements I would very likely take for my eczema besides just the baking soda be added to the apple cider vinegar.
However in a more severe cases of eczema I used a stronger alkalization method, which is commonly called the carbicarb remedy as mentioned already, which causes the eczema to go away in a matter of hours. As a hint to further reduction the use of dechlorinator of sodium thiosulfate added to drinking water may further help (chlorines and fluorine are pro-inflammatory) while sodium thiosulfate will at least neutralize the chlorine. A simpler way to remove chlorine is to add a couple of drops of 3% H2O2 per glass of water, such as 2-3 drops, which will neutralize the chlorine.
If there is anything i forget about the other cause of eczema, its that certain foods, such as wheat products, cheese tomatoes, aspartame, potatoes, peanuts, sugar, fruit juices (contains fructose), yeast product, peppermint in toothpastes, and other fermented products are some of the common causes of eczema due to the mycotoxin and fungus content found in these products. Interestingly the reason why antibiotics causes eczema is it is acid forming, raises free heavy metals, and has mycotoxins and fungus. Antibiotics is usually made from fungus, and hence it's no surprise that it causes eczema too. Meats now cause eczema because it raises the body's omega 6 as omega 3 is now reducing. So
I greatly doubt if unethical industrialized farming practices using GMO cows, pigs, chickens raised on grains, cannibalism and steroids injection is going to have much positive impact on practitioners of raw food diet, paleolithic diet, Atkins diet, eat right for your blood type diet, or any other similar diets fads if the foods we are now eating are toxic. The issue that pervades any dietary practice is to avoid bad industrialized farming practices (U.S. may be the worse), which is a lot simpler theory I proposed than the other guru diet fads. Much of my eczema comes from bad farming practices by corporate world. Now we have babies, dogs and cats to worry about because they eat from the same source of food which comes from processed foods and using the same bad farming practices. Perhaps this is where some of the eczema is coming from.
Ted
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Posted by Monique (Atlanta, GA) on 08/10/2008
I have read on a website called DHerbs.com that Eczema is caused by over growth of Candia and parasites. If one changes their diet Eczema can be cured. Perfume is not good if you suffer from eczema, it causes break outs as well. ACV helps to cure it, however its a longer process if you are still eating red meats and breads.
ACV everyday!!
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Posted by Carolyn (Washington, PA) on 02/25/2009
I read the side effects about apple cidar vinegar and eczema. My daughter is allergic to yeast and yeast is in apple cidar vinegar. When she eats anything with yeast, she develops severe eczema. I am concerned about starting her on ACV for acne or anything else.
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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 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
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Posted by Joyce (Joelton, Tn) on 06/17/2008 490 posts
Hi there, I wouldn't go so far as to say that you are abnormal. You just might be allergic or have an intolerance to something in the apple cider. Does eating apples or drinking apple juice make you sick? If not, it probably isn't that. Was this apple cider you drank or apple cider vinegar and did you dilute it with water or juice before drinking it, if it was AC vinegar?
I can see it making you nauseous if you began taking more than a tiny sip of pure AC vinegar, not being used to it. You might try again, but diluting it first, but only if you have no problem with eating apples or drinking apple juice.
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Posted by Susan (Pickens, SC) on 06/21/2008
In response to the person who got nauseaus after trying apple cider vinegar. I had a similiar result when I started having 1/2 lemon with honey and water every morning on an empty stomach. The problem was, I was also taking my multivitamin. My guess is the lemon was disolving my multivitamin and I was getting my daily dose immediately. As soon as I stopped taking my multivitamin with the lemon juice, I was fine. Now I just wait and take my vitamin after I've eaten my breakfast a little later.
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Posted by Michelle (Houston, TX) on 06/24/2008
I take a daily concoction of 1 tsp ACV, 4 ounces of unsweetened cranberry juice, 12 ounces of water, and half of a squeezed lemon. It's part of an eating plan and it's said to help cleanse the liver. All I know about it after seven days is that I feel generally better. I am prone to UTI's so the cranberry is definitely helping, and I've lost 4 pounds in eight days. (Of course, I'm following a prescribed plan of eating all natural foods and eating every three hours). It's a bitter drink, but I'm still drinking it!
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Posted by Rebecca (New York, USA) on 10/19/2008
Do you use bubble bath? I used to suffer from frequent UTIs until someone told me to stop using bubble bath.
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Posted by Janet (Salem, U. S.) on 12/30/2008
I would like to say that not only is bubble bath bad but tub baths are bad for females! The bubble bath causes anything in the water to work it's way to the urinary tract faster. I have been using ACV for UTIs. It works. The only thing is that as soon as I taper off, the UTI comes back! I've read a lot of the posts here and I think I may be taking more at one time than necessary. I have been using 1T ACV, 1T honey in 4 0z water, 4 times a day to cure the UTI. I tapered off to 3 times a day on the fourth day. Nine days later I'm in pain again! I guess I have to experiment with the amounts and dosage. I appreciate all the help I have found here.
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Posted by Dianna (Austin, TX) on 12/31/2008
hi - i just wanted to say that if you take a bath and put a 1/2 a cup or more of the ACV in your bath water - that it will work it's way into your uretha and help with uti's. my friend had the same problem with you and taking it didn't help as much as soaking in it in the tub.
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Posted by Nadine (Peoria, IL) on 06/11/2008
I have been bathing in ACV for two days now and have noticed that little bumps between my lower butt and thighs are getting worse, like filling with puss (yuck) and everytime I do it I feel like I am getting a cold and my lungs feel how they do when you have cold in them and my nose feels like it wants to stop up and I sneeze I mean it feel like an instant cold, I am using regular acv from the drugstore because it is what I have on hand, I have also on the second day added baking soda. the bumps started coming when I was body brushing
oh the cold is gone by morning
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Posted by Angie (Seattle, Washington) on 11/17/2008
Something very similar to this happened to me. I have been taking 2 tsp ACV in 16 oz of water throughout the day for about 2 weeks now, just for general health benefits and to ward off colds. Yesterday I tried the ACV/baking soda bath. First I did some dry skin brushing and then took a 30 min soak with 1 cup each ACV and baking soda. After about 15 min I started to get a burning sensation on the backs of my thighs and my rear. This lasted for a while after I got out too. Then I took a nap and it was gone when I woke up. All I can figure is that I am detoxing through that area? I am not sure if it is due more to the dry skin brushing or to the ACV.
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Posted by Mary (Heber Springs, AR) on 06/04/2008
I love taking ACV, however one day I was going to shortcut. So I drank a big tablespoon down without dilution. this made my throat swell up to the point I couldn't breathe. Being at home by myself I quickly got the spray nozzle and started spraying out my mouth and throat. I thought I was goig to die. But spraying the water into to the mouth did the trick. After I could actually swallow again I gulped down water to further dilute it.
