The case of bald women for eating pumpkin. Find out why!

There are many types of food poisoning and its consequences are varied.It is normal for vomiting, stomach pain, diarrhea and even fever, but it is exceptional that the result of food poisoning produces hair loss Alopecia, especially in the case of women, represents a great concern and in the case that we want to tell you, two women went to the doctor scared by a sudden and massive loss of hair.Share us the case of bald women for eating pumpkin.Find out why!

The case of bald women for eating pumpkin

In March 2018, several newspapers echoed the case of two women who lived in the Paris area and who visited the specialist for suffering alopecia after the consumption of pumpkin.The women had not bought the vegetables in the same place or had any type of relationship between them.The only thing that unites them is the fact of live in a nearby area and have consumed, shortly before starting to lose hair , some pumpkins that both described as "bitter."

In the first case, the woman and her family had a pumpkin cream dinner and despite finding it with a strangely bitter taste, they finished their dishes After approximately two hours, all of them began to notice stomach problems that made them think they suffered a food poisoning .Vomits, discomfort and stomach pain, which referred to the few days without further consequences, except in the case of the woman who after a week began to notice that the hair , like the pubic and axillary hair, fell in an unusual way.

In the second case, Mrs. consumed a pumpkin pure , but her tablemates did not do it because they found it bitter.She only suffered the symptoms of food poisoning , however when they remitted the hair and hair loss began, as in the first case.

The case of bald women for eating pumpkin. Find out why!

The Cucurbitaceae family includes, in addition to pumpkins, melons and cucumbers, among other varieties.All of them can produce chemical substances known as cucurbitacins.These give the vegetable a bitter taste and may, in some cases, have toxic effects for humans .Farmers do not grow the varieties that contain cucurbitacins because of their bitter taste They are not commercial, but sometimes accidentally an unwanted pollination occurs that results in bitter and inedible cucurbitaceae due to their toxic potential.The problem is not detected until it is consumed and the bitter taste is noticed.Of sight, pumpkin or zucchini does not differ from any other .

The case of bald women for eating pumpkin. Find out why!

According to medical researchers, the fact that it causes hair loss is due to the fact that toxic compounds have an effect on hair follicles which is similar to the one offered by the medicines used for chemotherapy and which in many cases lead to the temporary hair loss .Fortunately, the press has echoed also that the two affected women, a few weeks later, the hair came out again.The only thing that the specialists advise is that if we are going to consume some type of cucurbitacea and we notice a strange bitter taste, we refrain from doing so, since There is a possibility of suffering from intoxication and maybe temporarily losing your hair.

Have you heard of these bald women from eating pumpkin ? If you want to know more about another unknown food poisoning you We invite you to read: Hyperhydration, water intoxication that can lead to death.

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