Prohibited Tomato Consumption: Health Risks and Groups to Avoid Eating Tomatoes

2023-08-03 14:37:30

05:33 PM Thursday, August 03, 2023

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Tomatoes are distinguished by their high nutritional value, however, there are diseases that may prevent you from eating them, because they negatively affect the health of those affected, according to Dr. Karim Jamal, a clinical nutritionist.

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Categories prohibited from eating tomatoes

1- Patients with tomato allergy

Jamal added that tomatoes pose a great danger to the health of people who are allergic to them, because the immune system treats the proteins available in them as a kind of infection, which prompts it to produce antibodies to fight them.

2- Patients with kidney stones

The therapeutic nutritionist recommended that patients with kidney stones and those at risk of infection should avoid tomatoes completely, and the reason is that they contain a high percentage of oxalate salts.

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3- Patients with GERD

He pointed out the importance of the daily diet of GERD patients being completely free of tomatoes and their products, as they contain acids that lead to increased stomach acid and allow it to reflux into the throat, causing acidity, congestion, chest pain and difficulty swallowing.

According to Livestrong, there are other people who are prohibited from eating, and they are:

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Irritable bowel patients: Tomatoes increase their risk of some digestive disorders, such as stomach cramps, flatulence, gas and diarrhea.

Migraine patients: Tomatoes provoke their pain attacks.

Urinary incontinence patients: Tomatoes make them unable to control their bladder, due to its diuretic properties.

Urinary tract infection patients: tomatoes threaten to irritate the bladder.

Those with sensitive stomachs: Tomatoes are difficult for them to tolerate, in addition to eroding the lining of the stomach.

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