Bitter Guard: A Gut Wrenching Surprise
*Corresponding Author:Received Date: Jul 07, 2024 /
Citation: Iyer A, Rawat V, Shah M, Dalai MK, Bairwa Y, et al. (2024) Bitter Guard: A Gut Wrenching Surprise. J Gastrointest Dig Syst 14: 815.DOI: 10.4172/2161-069X.1000846
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Abstract
Bottle gourd and bitter gourd in India, is considered to have many health benefits in traditional Ayurveda and folk medicine. However, in last few years there have been multi-centric reports of toxic gastroenteritis due to consumption of its extract, leading to severe adverse effects of upper gastrointestinal bleeding and shock. Few fatalities have also been reported. Here, we report one such case of fatal gastrointestinal bleeding resulted from consumption of raw bottle and bitter gourd juice.
