Precautions when eating cucumbers. Be careful of these people!

Cucumber is a vegetable with a variety of health benefits, including bone health, skin improvement, antioxidants, and anti-aging.  So, while it is a beneficial vegetable for most people, some people need to be cautious.  In this post, we will find out what precautions should be taken when eating cucumbers and which people should be careful.

Precautions when eating cucumbers. Be careful of these people!

References

• May 3, 2024 Life News in Korea
• July 22, 2022 AsiaN in Korea

 

Precautions when eating cucumbers 1. Be careful if you have anemia

• Cucumbers have a very low iron content, which hinders the treatment of anemia.
• When anemic patients consume cucumbers, vitamin C interferes with iron absorption, worsening anemia symptoms.
• If you have a weak stomach or gastrointestinal disorder, eating cucumbers may cause abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, etc.
• Patients with anemia and chronic renal failure need to limit cucumber intake and increase iron intake through other iron-rich foods.

Precautions when eating cucumbers. Be careful of these people!

Precautions when eating cucumbers 2. Patients with kidney disease should be careful

• Cucumber is a vegetable high in potassium
• It is difficult to excrete potassium when kidney function is reduced.  Therefore, potassium levels in the blood may become excessively high (hyperkalemia).
• Symptoms of hyperkalemia: muscle weakness, numbness, paralysis, abnormal heartbeat, irregular heartbeat, fatigue, dizziness, vomiting, difficulty breathing, etc.

• Because cucumbers have a high water content and also contain sodium, when patients with kidney disease who restrict water and sodium intake consume too much, it can cause excess water and sodium imbalance in the body: increased blood pressure, edema, difficulty breathing, muscle spasms, etc.

Precautions when eating cucumbers. Be careful of these people!

Precautions when eating cucumbers 3. People with diabetes should be careful.

• Cucumbers are high in dietary fiber, which generally slows down the rate of rise in blood sugar levels.  However, in patients taking hypoglycemic medications, this further strengthens the blood sugar control effect.  As a result, it causes symptoms of hypoglycemia.
• Excessive consumption of cucumbers has the potential to cause elevated blood sugar levels, which may interfere with achieving glycemic control goals in people with diabetes who have poor glycemic control or are on a diet.

In this post, we looked into what precautions should be taken when eating cucumbers and what people should be careful about.  

In addition to this, cucumbers should not be consumed together with peanuts as the fatty acids in the peanuts may harden when eaten together.  Please remember this carefully and take good care of your health.