Doctor warns: why diabetics and allergy sufferers shouldn't eat watermelons and melons
Watermelons and melons should be consumed with caution by diabetics, allergy sufferers and people with gastrointestinal problems.
These fruits may negatively affect the condition and symptoms.
Pregnant women should also be wary of excessive diuretic effects, warned doctor Vera Serezhin in an interview with RIA Novosti .
She stressed that moderate consumption of watermelons and melons will help reduce swelling and heartburn.
Therefore, everyone does not need to give up these products.
The doctor explained why allergy sufferers should be careful when including these fruits in their diet.
She said that people suffering from hay fever may experience a reaction.
Serezhin also reminded that during the flowering of melons, cross-allergies can occur due to the flowering of ragweed at this time.
Symptoms of this condition may include nasal congestion, sneezing, itchy skin and eyes, swelling of the mucous membranes, and shortness of breath.
