Apple Cider Vinegar Side Effects

If you have ulcer, you may try manuka honey. excellent for it.

i just read your post and i wanted to say that when i first tried ACV (also 5% acidity) _____s - 1 tablespoon in 8 oz of water - it gave me serious gas and bloating. i mean serious. i was scared to keep using it after that. now i take it VERY diluted - 1/2 teaspoon in a liter of water and i drink 2 liters of this - sometimes with a pinch of baking soda. as long as i take it like this i have no gas and bloating.

good luck with your mother. it could be that ACV doesn't agree with her. she might try the baking soda 1/4 teaspoon in a half a glass of water. that is what i ended up using when i felt sick from ACV the first time and it helped immediately.

TED - could it be that she doesn't have the bicarbonate available to help use the ACV?

someone else will know more.
peace and brightest blessings to you both
djh

i just re-read your post. 2 tablespoons 3 times a day is a LOT of ACV for anyone. for me that would probably kill me. i have extreme blood sugar lowering effects with 1 tablespoon once a day. i am SURE that the dose was too high. if you decide to try this again PLEASE start lower. try 1 teaspoon in 8 ounces of water maybe 2 times a day. if she can tolerate this dose then you can up it slowly.
djh

On the bottle of _____s ACV it state to use 1 or 2 TEASPOONS in 8 oz. of water 3 times a day. Not TABLESPOONS. Your mother was taking way too much!

Hi, Why did you use 1 quart of water instead of one cup of water. I just started using the ACV myself, but I drink 2 tbsp in 1 CUP of water, then drank it in a short time. (no sipping) then I gargled with baking soda to stop the acid from eating my teeth. I avoided drinking the baking soda because of all the side effects.

I think it is already helping, but this is only my second day. Last time I mixed the ACV with diet sprite. It went down good and seemed the easiest on my stomach. I hope this helps. Rick

did you heat the water for the acv? i got heartburn also if i drank it in cold water. but if i heated the water, and added honey, it didn't give me heartburn. hope this helps you.

Hi Deb from NI, NH USA: You said you are having trouble with the ACV remedy for GERD. Many people cannot tolerate the ACV by itself at first, so just do Ted's remedy instead, The usual dose is 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar and 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda in about a 1/2 glass of water (allow yourself room for fizz when you combine the ACV and baking soda) taken on an empty stomach, and taken twice a day once in the morning and once in the evening. Do this 5 days on, 2 days off.

I did read on a post here that it's good to let the ACV/BS/Water sit for a couple of minutes before you drink it to give it time to reach a higher alkalinity. Just 2 or 3 minutes is all I do. And then just make sure it's on an empty stomach (or 1/2-1 hour after a meal and about a 1/2 hour before a meal).

Also, if you find you're still belching/burping quite a bit after you drink the solution, it means you need a little more baking soda... so up it to 1/2 tsp. (Ted says to start on the low side then "increase slowly as needed. For tougher cases like Acid Reflux, you can go up to 2 tablespoons but you must start slowly or you will upset your stomach. Most people will not need this much baking soda." The amount of belching seems to be the gauge, lol. Sure hope this helps! https://www.earthclinic.com/remedies/acv_baking_soda_cures.html

does acv darken skin colour?

Don't use Heinz brand!!! The only brands you should ingest are the natural brands with the MOTHER in it. That is the stuff in the bottom of the jar. This is the stuff that helps the most. Make sure it is shaken well.

I have been taking _____s ACV off and on for 3 years and discovered not to take it too late in the day. I was having night sweats and insomnia. ACV acts as a cleanser/detoxifier. I find it best to take 1 tbsp. per 16oz. water water with a meal.

Hi Sangeetha. You are describing a migraine headache -- ouch! Poor thing. The only time I get migraine headaches is sometimes after flying (sinus pressure) or if I get too much sun, so I can't say much about that. But I think you might try another brand of apple cider vinegar cautiously once you have fully recovered.I bought a brand of organic acv (gold cover on it, can't remember the name) and got really sick from it. It was too acidic, caused terrible heartburn that lasted for hours. So a different brand might make a difference.

Hi Tess, Thanks for your response. I never get migraine headaches and hardly any headaches. I do get a slight headache if I am out in the sun for too long, but that is totally bearable and I don't need to take any pain killer. As for the brand, I doubt if I can find any other brand of organic ACV in Cayman Islands.

Has anyone had problems with Eden brand organic ACV? Which is the brand most acceptable by others?

Thanks for confirming commercial brand ACV also gives results. What I would like to know is what is the main difference between the oganic and the non organic brands? Does it take longer time to get the results with the non organic brand? Thanks.

I also have had severe headaches after taking ACV. I took 1 tablespoon in 8oz of water, and ive had a killer headache for the past 12 hours. I wish someone here would explain why it gives headaches as a side effect. I cannot find information for this anywhere.

I experienced ACV migraine side effects also. I used 2 tbsp in water with a dash of honey for two days. Migraines both days, with nausea and light-headedness. Is this detox, or something else? If it's detox, I really can't start the ACV until I'm on vacation from work, because I felt so horrible today that I called out sick.

In reply to Trevor and Jan: it does sound like your headaches are due to detoxing though it is difficult to be sure. Are you drinking enough water each day to flush this out? Coffee enemas work wonders for relief of this, causing the gall bladder to empty out accumulated toxins into the gut for discharge, which in turn allows the liver to further process the toxic build-up in the blood which causes the headaches. Effective in minutes but you must be well hydrated every day to use them. Google 'coffee enema detox' for more info.

Msg for Trevor Jan and Sangeetha. I agree with Kaffee. The headaches might be due to the body detoxifying itself. It also sounds like you are taking too much ACV. It should be 2 teaspoons instead of tablespoons. Also organic ACV might have something to do with it and how your body reacts. I have not gone the organic route yet. So far the the regular store brand is doing wonders for me. I figured I would use up what I had on hand first. If both work the same, I will continue to use the store brand for economic reasons. Suggestion would be to reduce the dose per day or try an every other day regimine with 2teaspoons every other day. The 3x per day is generally recommended for when your body is fighting off a cold. For routine maintenance daily your body should not need so much. Just increase if you get sick then decrease dose when you are healthy again.

I too had ulcers for years and yes the ACV bothered my stomach for awhile but it eventually healed my ulcers. i was taking daily stool samples to the doctor because of bleeding ulcers and after a few weeks on _____s ACV my ulcers were healed. I have numerous tests and I no longer have ulcers. I do believe in _____s ACV because it is smoother and has a lot of valuable nutrients. I drink 3 tsp. in a cup pf water with just a touch of baking soda to cut the tartness at least twice a day.

You might try the acv with 1/4 tsp of baking soda. I tried acv with honey and it caused all kinds of stomach problems. I figured out it was the honey. Now I use 1/4 tsp of baking soda in it (which I learned from this website),and for me it works like a charm. Be sure to use raw organic acv as grocery store avc I've read has toxins and other issues that can cause problems.

I've been taking ACV (_____) for almost a year with 1-2 tbsp. and was used for getting rid of seasonal allergies and escezma; now that it's gone I continue to use it generally for detoxing. I find it's best to slow down the intake of ACV by having a meal/snack before a dose or sips. It will give your digestive system time for it to get accustomed to ACV by slowing it with food. From experience and what I've read, some people have a harder time dealing with high acidity of certain brands of ACV. Different brands vary, but it's best to use the organic ones for it being more potent and less diluted or stripped off it's minerals, amino acids, etc. And as for your concerns of heartburn, it usually means that your body is slowly moving the toxins out of your body. It will wear off in a couple of days or 1 or 2 weeks depending on your health condition; just remember to take it slooow. A slight pain, discomfort, unusual boost in energy or better mental focus is the norm.

I know these posts about side effects have gone on for a while now. I can't even read them all. I would just like to put a theory out there, it's a theory because not everyone will believe this.

Sometimes when there is an infected part/organ/area of the body, things that cleanse and disinfect may cause pain. Like Rubbing Alcohol to a cut, or salt to a burn, or lemon juice etc. Perhaps these pains, being internal or external could be the pain of healing?

I do know that everyone's bodies are different, and require different amounts of ACV, or anything at that.

Allergic reactions to ACV, the best way in my opinion on this is to perhaps, eat an apple, drink a beer, drink some regular apple cider. Anything happen? If you dont have an allergic reaction to these things, then perhaps it could be healing pains. I know, too simple, but a good way to narrow it down.

Try taking very very small amounts of ACV at first, let your body get use to it. I have a crazy approach to allergies, I believe when we're allergic to something, we don't take it in enough. The human body is extremely good at adapting. I know when I first took Niacin, a very good source of detoxifying the body, my ears and skin itched and burned, everything almost itched and burned, but as i kept taking it, that burning went away, i think once it went away, it meant it no longer had something useful to fight off.

I've experienced the same symptoms as Samantha. i take one with each meal, sometimes 2 along with digestive enzymes

Tamara, My bottle suggests that one takes only 2 teaspoons for each doseage. are you taking too much by taking 2 tablespoons instead of 2 teaspoons?

well i think that would probably be to much acid intake counter-acting the bodys balance of acid already-it may have taken a while for this to happen, but that is usually the case when stomach bleeding occurs. xx

Dear Roz,

Your Grandfather is 93 and still tickin after colon and throat cancer. If he has been taking ACV religiously for 30 years and is just now having problems it could just mean that his body is breaking down as everybody elses does when they are almost a century old. There's no amount of meds, remedies, healthy diet that will keep us alive forever. All we can do is try our best to live as healthy as we can and it looks like your Grandfather did just that. Kudos to your Grandpa for keeping himself healthy, naturally.

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