What happens if you eat too much betel nut

People in many places have the habit of chewing betel nut, which is as common as chewing gum. Betel nut is not only edible, but also has high medicinal value. But you can't eat too much of this thing. It is different from chewing gum. If you eat betel nuts frequently, it may have serious effects on your body. This is something that people who like to eat betel nuts must understand. So, what will happen if you eat too much betel nut? Let’s take a look at the consequences below.

1. It contains carcinogenic alkali. Currently many people suffer from oral cancer because of betel nut.

2. In fact, betel nut is not only harmful to men. If pregnant women eat too much, it may cause miscarriage.

3. Long-term chewing of betel nut will make people's teeth black. After chewing betel nut, the residue is spit on the ground, leaving red stains, like blood stains, which affects public health.

4. Tartar is formed due to the lime and betel nut juice filling the mouth, and the tooth is worn away due to long-term chewing, and even causes the teeth to crack or break. So it is best not to eat betel nut frequently.

Who can't eat betel nut?

Family members with a history of cancer should not eat betel nuts.

Secondly, people who have suffered from a type of cancer (not necessarily oral cancer) should not eat betel nuts, as it is very easy for them to develop double cancer or even multiple cancers.

Again, patients with hypertension, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, pregnant women, young children, and those with weak bodies should not eat betel nut because it can dilate blood vessels.

Betel nut has a laxative effect and can easily consume qi, so people with spleen deficiency, loose stools, or qi deficiency should avoid using betel nut. Pregnant women should use betel nut with caution.

Common side effects of betel nut include nausea and vomiting (20-30%), abdominal pain, dizziness and palpitations. Taking it cold can reduce vomiting. In rare cases, peptic ulcer may occur and be complicated by vomiting blood. Excessive intake of arecaline can cause salivation and vomiting. If drowsiness and convulsions are caused by internal administration, gastric lavage with potassium permanganate and injection of atropine can be used for detoxification.

How to eat betel nut

Betel nut can be eaten and chewed with brine. People who chew it for the first time will feel red face and chest tightness, which is a normal phenomenon.

Taking betel nut for a long time will damage the vital energy, and taking too much will drain the highest energy, so it is not advisable to take too much.