What should I do if I swallow bayberry seeds?

Many people like to eat bayberry. Although bayberry looks hairy on the outside, it actually has cores. Some people accidentally swallow bayberry seeds when eating bayberry. If it is swallowed in small amounts, it generally does not cause any effect on the body. However, if it is eaten more, it will affect the health of the body. So what should I do if I swallow bayberry seeds?

Can bayberry seeds be swallowed?

Swallowing a small amount of bayberry seeds will not cause any harm to your body. If you eat too much, it will only do harm and no good. Because bayberry seeds will block the stomach and intestines, the stomach and intestines cannot bear it and cannot digest it, which may cause intestinal obstruction and difficulty in excretion. However, children and the elderly with poor digestive function should never swallow it, because children's esophagus and trachea are small, and they may choke easily when swallowing the nucleus, resulting in adverse consequences. It is especially dangerous for patients with gastric ulcers, digestive tract diseases, intestinal inflammation, chronic tumors, etc., because their intestines are usually relatively narrow, and swallowing bayberry pits can easily lead to backlog or even rupture.

What to do if you swallow bayberry seeds

Generally speaking, only those foreign objects that are large in size, heavy in texture, or have sharp hooks, points, thorns, etc. are likely to remain in the digestive tract and even cause complications. Other foreign objects can be expelled from the body. As for bayberry cores, although they will not be completely digested, they will not remain in the digestive tract. They will be excreted from the body with the peristalsis of the gastrointestinal tract, so you don't have to worry about this. Here we recommend that you eat some bowel-moisturizing foods in the next few days, such as bananas, honey, etc., and eat some vegetables rich in fiber, such as leeks, celery, etc. This can increase gastrointestinal motility and facilitate the normal excretion of foreign matter. In addition, it is recommended that you check your excrement within 2 or 3 days to ensure that the bayberry pits are excreted.

Special reminder

Chew slowly when eating. Some people like to bite the pits of preserved fruits with pits, such as plums and olives, and then swallow them. In fact, sometimes the broken pits can cut the mouth, throat and even intestines, so you must be especially careful when eating and swallowing food.

When you buy bayberries, first you have to soak them in salt water for 5-10 minutes. If there are bugs in the bayberries, they will be soaked out. Then take out the bayberries, wash them with clean water, and you can eat them with confidence. The bayberries soaked in salt water still taste as good.