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Side effects by Maria Arienti

Postgraduate in Nutritional Support/Bachelor in Nutrition · 13 years of experience · Argentina
  • People with gallbladder disorders should not take cucumber as it may increase the size of the stones and produce colic pain.
  • People with liver diseases such as cirrosis, jaundice or fatty liver should be careful takin cucumber as sometimes it may increase typical symptoms of this pathologies.

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