Why does eating cherries cause stomach pain?

Cherries are rich in vitamin E, have high nutritional value, and are sweet and sour in taste, so they are a popular fruit. However, many people will experience stomach pain, dizziness and nausea after eating cherries. This may be due to accidentally ingesting cherry pits. Cherries contain substances that are harmful to the human body. If accidentally ingested, they will not only cause diarrhea, but also cause symptoms such as dizziness and nausea. Next, let’s analyze the specific reasons for you.

Cherry pits contain cyanogenic glycosides. When cyanogenic glycosides enter the human body, they react with stomach acid to produce cyanide ions, which are toxic substances.

Excessive consumption can cause dizziness, headache, impaired consciousness, nausea and vomiting. If the poisoning is severe, it may even cause respiratory failure or respiratory arrest. If a lethal dose is taken, death will occur within 1 minute.

Other fruits that contain the same cyanide in their cores include apples, almonds, etc.

However, the content of cyanogenic glycosides in each cherry is very small, so there is no need to worry if you don't consume a large amount. Although cherries are delicious, don’t be greedy! In addition to cyanide poisoning, because the iron content of cherries is several times that of other fruits, excessive intake can also cause iron poisoning.

Therefore, if the whole cherry is used to make juice, the human body is likely to eat the entire cherry pit. Therefore, when eating fruits and fruit products, be careful to remove the inedible parts and do not swallow them whole.

Here I would like to recommend a practical method of removing the core.

There are special tools for removing cherry pits on the market, but in fact, you can easily remove the pits of cherries using ordinary chopsticks at home.

1. Prepare a pair of chopsticks that we usually use and pay attention to the cleanliness of the chopsticks.

2. Wash the cherries, then place the thick end of the chopsticks at the center of the bottom of the cherry (not the side with the cherry handle).

3. Poke the chopsticks in with a little force, and you will find that the cherry pit will be poked out at once without leaving any flesh!

We would also like to remind everyone that cherries are warm in nature, so people with fever or cough due to deficiency of heat should avoid eating them. Cherries have high sugar and potassium content, so patients with diabetes and kidney disease should not eat them.