10 Serious Side Effects of Lime Juice on Your Health

7Kidneys

Yes! You heard right, while lemon juice is considered a detox for kidneys and your body, too much of it can impact your kidneys and even cause kidney stones. Those with kidney problems should not consume lime juice.

Here’s how

All citric fruits are high in potassium and high levels of electrolytes will not be managed by weakened kidneys. Excess levels of potassium, phosphorous and sodium might cause problems like weakness, reduced heart rate, and arrhythmia or abnormal heart rhythm.

Moreover, those who consume high amounts of lemon juice or take vitamin C supplements increase their risk of kidney stones. Kidney stones are made of calcium oxalate and excess vitamin C is excreted through the kidneys in oxalate form that can increase stone formation.

8Lime and lemon juice can aggravate mouth ulcers

Those little canker sores and mouth ulcers can be really painful. Adding lemon to your food may aggravate them further, make them more painful or even cause more. When you have canker sores, its best to heal before drinking lemon again.

9Frequent urination

Lemon juice works as a diuretic and increases the output of urine. If this is increased, you may experience dehydration. The lemon juice rids your body of all excess water; leading to a loss of electrolytes and sodium in the body. Moreover those with potassium deficiencies should never drink lime juice.

10Sunburns

Research has shown that if you venture out with lemon juice or lime juice on your hands you stand a risk of getting sunburned and even regular burns. The condition is called phytodermatitis where chemical in the lemon interact with the sun causing burning of the skin tissue. Those who consume high amounts of lime juice also increase their risk of malignant melanoma. However, you don’t need to stop drinking lime or lemon juice as moderate consumption can also be good for health.

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