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Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Mari (London, Uk) on 05/18/2013
Hello, I started taking a spoon of Apple Cider Vinegar every morning, when I heard that it aids digestion and alkalines the system.
However, since I started I have been waking up with burning eyes and my tounge and mouth feel very acidic every in the mornings. I also experience worsening pains in my joints (hand) that seem to get worse every day.
Could the Apple cider have made me more acidic? Please advise. Thank you.
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Nandu (Kerala, India) on 04/29/2013
Initially, I had used ACV with mother and got good results with a chronically blocked nose and warts. However, I find that any internal use nowadays, even the lowest recommended dose, triggers an aggravation of my barely dormant facial dermatitis and urticaria. Odema and melasma also occurs. I was such a fan of ACV that I tested this in several ways with long breaks in between. It definitely ACV that causes the aggravation. Just thought I'd pass on this feedback.
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Tana (Orange, NSW) on 04/03/2013
Greetings, I would like to ask a question - I commenced taking 2 teas. ACV in water with honey, each morning, approx 1 year ago. As time has passed I now get horrible indigestion & acid reflux, burning right up to base of my throat. Particularly at night when I lay down.
The Dr. put me on medication for 30 days, which settled it down. Now, without medication it is starting up again. I had my gallbladder out 18 yrs ago.
I loved taking ACV, however, am now wondering if it actually has caused this problem? Rather reluctant to commence again. Would really appreciate advise.
Kind Regards.
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Maggie (Lansing, Mi) on 05/02/2012
My husband has been taking apple cider vinegar for about 6 months, and olive leaf extract for two months. Suddenly his body is like a sebaceous cyst factory. They are popping up everywhere. He has had 3 removed, we got rid of the infected one with castor oil and manuka honey, and just today he showed me a new cyst on the back of his neck. These cysts have just appeared on stage and I wonder if the vinegar and OLE have created a detox or cleansing thing in his body and the toxins are coming out as cysts. What do you think?
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by La Coneja (Paterson, New Jersey) on 01/28/2012
I don't mean to disgust anyone but I just recently started drinking ACV this month and my menses won't stop. I put 2 cap fulls in a 16oz bottle of water. Since drinking this I have been very heavy & only when I skip does it "slow down. " Is there something wrong with me?
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Captnjackhammer (Kallangur, Queensland , Australia) on 10/13/2011
I have just tried 2 teaspoons of ACV in 8 ounces of water. I sipped the mixture and I got a very bad reaction. It went thru me like a colonic and I had feelings of nausea. Is this a normal reaction?
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Kara (Memphis, Tn/us) on 10/01/2011
hello, I just found this site and decided to try the Apple Cider Vinegar tonic. This is my 3rd day. 2tsp in 16 oz of water. And I sip all day. 3 refills a day. When I drink it, my left hand goes numb and tingles. There is no pain, but this has never happened before. The 2nd day, I stopped drinking it , around miday, and the numbness went away. Today, I am sipping all day, but the numbness is there too. Does anyone have any idea as to why this is happening? Btw, I do love this site :) any input would be Very much appreciated!
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Becky (Santa Rosa, Ca) on 09/23/2011
Hi there! I recently tried your revised recipe for daily drinking of ACV. I'm not sure if it was supposed to happen or not. Possibly just detoxing, but oh how annoying, My face started breaking out. Nothing I couldn't handle. They actually cleared up quite quickly. What scared me a bit, though, was that my tongue started breaking out, too!! It really hurt when I brushed my teeth and tongue as I usually do. I drank this for approx. 2 weeks, throughout the day, until I could no longer tolerate the pain in my mouth. Did I stop too soon? Did I go too long? When I first started, it was within hours that I felt my mouth drying out and imagined my body was doing the same. it surprised me, later, when I started breaking out.
Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks! And thanks for all you're doing here!
Becky
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Nhyira (Elizabeth, Nj, Usa) on 09/12/2011
Greetings! After reading about Apple Cider Vinegar, Garlic and Raw Honey, I made the solution and began to take it just in the mornings (1 tbsp in 1 cup of water). I took it to reduce my blood pressure. Instead, my blood pressure shot up to 160/110 in a couple of days. It was already at 140/100. Has this happened to anyone before? This is the 2nd time I did this. The first was with ACV, baking soda and mollasses. At that time I assumed the baking soda was the source, but now I am really surprised this happened with the ACV. Any suggestions??
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Willow (New York) on 08/31/2011
Has anyone else experienced a increase in appetite while taking the ACV. I have been taking the unfiltered on for about 3 weeks and I am experiencing an increase in appetite and sugar cravings. I have always had sugar cravings. But, I thought the ACV would slow it down.
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Lola2008 (Miami, Fl, Usa) on 08/16/2011
Hi I just started taking acv, 3 times a day with water and nothing else -I also apply topically to my face - sometimes have mild acne with a random not so mild deep cyst on my face now and then normally after menstrual cycle.
my face looks so much better in a short period of time but my sinuses are so much worse, I have had sinuses problems for many years have tried just about everything- I also do not eat sugar and dairy very rarely -
i wake up feeling sick every day with flu like symptoms and I have a "river" of mucus dripping on the back of my throat-the back of my eyes hurts -even my ears feel full, they dont hurt it just seems like I am far - the wonderful rosy glow I had the first few days is now gone too!
my lower back hurts a little don't know if related and suddenly I also seem to have discharge clear and odorless nothing worrisome - but it is out of the ordinary
i am wondering if this is because I am de-toxin somehow or I might be allergic to Apple Cider Vinegar ?
i should also mention that I am hypothiroid under control with armour
i have been taking primrose oil for a few years now
just in case I will tell you that I started putting castor oil drops in my eyes before I go to bed I have pteglyum in both eyes and had a pimple like growth on my tear duct that has disappeared in 2 days ( have had it for a few years too)this is sooo wondeful!
my eyes are completely blood shot where pteglyum is all veins seem to have gotten irritated at the same time so I am wondering if it is all connected somehow
thanks so much I love this site!!!!
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Carlittagirl (Prairieville, Louisiana, Usa) on 08/03/2011
My husband and I are sick with sore throats and chills we both drank 2 tbs ACV and now we feel WORSE! Help! We feel nauseated now, have headaches and overall much more sick???
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Lori (Fort Lauderdale, Fl) on 07/09/2011
I have been trying the ACV remedy for about 5 days, now, after many years of pain with a chronic health issue. The past few days, I have been exhausted and sickly. Is this a normal reaction, perhaps the idea of getting worse before getting better while in the healing process?
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Evelyn (San Antonio, Tx, U.s.a.) on 07/04/2011
I have been taking Apple Cider Vinegar (1 T with water) and I feel that it is constipating me. Has anyone else had this happen to them? I am a senior citizen, has my age anything to do with this problem? Love this site and recommend it to everyone.
Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects
Posted by Linda (Omaha, Ne) on 06/06/2011
I wanted to let you know that just yesterday I consumed 1/8 cup of ACV in a pitcher of water throughout the day; not all at once. It was ACV, that's all I ever buy. This morning I woke up with a burning stomach so bad I was doubled over. The last time that happened was when I overdosed on pasta sauce (acidic food) The only food I ate yesterday was mostly veggies, salad and cantaloup. Therefore I am under the conclusion that the ACV is acidic in my body; not alkaline. Would you agree Ted? By the way, the fastest cure is to down a cup of green water (chloryphil & spirulina) which stops the burning within about 10 minutes; took me about 3 shots to do the trick.
