Fruits that can cause intestinal obstruction

Guava, persimmon, cherry… are fruits with high nutritional value. However, you need to be careful because these nutritious fruits can easily cause intestinal obstruction.

Guava

Guava is a popular fruit in our country with the scientific name Psidium Guajava. Guava is low in saturated fat, cholesterol and sodium but high in dietary fiber, vitamin C, A, zinc, potassium and manganese.

Not only rich in nutrients, guava also brings many benefits in helping the body fight diseases. However, you should not eat young guava because it still has a lot of astringent taste that will be harmful to people with stomach problems or constipation. When eating ripe guava, you should also remove the guava seeds because guava seeds are difficult to digest, causing problems for the digestive system. Typically, recently, Dong Nai Children's Hospital received a boy with prolonged abdominal pain, bloating, vomiting, bloody diarrhea due to a pile of large guava seeds about 10X5 cm blocking the small intestine.

Nutritionists advise that people with physical weakness should use guava in pureed or juiced form for better absorption and to avoid intestinal obstruction.

Pink

According to Dr. Doan Thi Tuong Vy - former Head of the Nutrition Department (Hospital 198), persimmon is a fruit with very good nutritional value for health with many vitamins and minerals. In ripe persimmons, there is 1-1.6% protein. The amount of sugar is higher than 13-19% in the form of Glucose Svecara and Fretoza. In addition, persimmons are also used to treat high blood pressure, ripe persimmon juice treats sore throat, asthma... Crispy persimmons also have a lot of fiber and tannins. If eaten in large quantities, they will clump together and form a mass in the small intestine, which can lead to intestinal obstruction.

However, not everyone who eats crispy persimmons will have intestinal obstruction. People with weak teeth, poor digestive systems, who eat quickly, do not chew thoroughly, or who have a history of abdominal surgery, especially stomach surgery, should not eat this fruit. If you eat too much, your digestive system will not be able to absorb it in time, and your ability to contract will be weak, causing intestinal obstruction. It is best to eat ripe persimmons. If you want to eat crispy persimmons, you should soak them to reduce the astringency.

Cherry

Acerola cherries are famous for their high vitamin C content. Just eating 200g of cherries a day will provide your body with enough vitamin C, helping to prevent scurvy, which is caused by vitamin C deficiency.

There have been many cases of children picking and eating a lot of cherries and swallowing the seeds, requiring surgery due to intestinal obstruction. According to doctors, cherry seeds have grooves, and when entering the intestines, they can easily form large masses, causing intestinal obstruction in children. Therefore, parents should be careful to remove the seeds before feeding young children fruits with seeds. Instruct children to chew the seeds, take them out, and not swallow the seeds when eating cherries to avoid the risk of dangerous intestinal obstruction for children.

Sung

This fruit has the scientific name Ficus glomerata, belongs to the mulberry family (Moraceae), has been grown by humans for thousands of years in the Mediterranean region, Antilles islands, Indian Ocean... Figs contain pectin - a soluble fiber found in figs that helps stimulate healthy bowel movements. Figs can have a laxative effect, they are one of the fruits with the most natural fiber.

According to some documents, figs are used in traditional Chinese medicine to eliminate body toxins and boils; and as a decoction to treat colds and clear the respiratory tract.

However, people with diverticulosis should avoid eating figs, because the small seeds can accumulate and cause digestive disorders. People should also avoid eating too many figs at once and eating them for a long time, as this can easily cause intestinal obstruction.

In addition to the above nutritious fruits, in the elderly, the digestive system works poorly due to aging, digestive juices are secreted less, the mucosa shrinks, intestinal motility is reduced, so it is necessary to avoid eating foods with too much fiber, hard or foods with astringent and difficult to digest resin such as jackfruit, green banana, bamboo shoots...

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