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AP Covid Cases. This story is from June 28, This recommendation comes after some investigation by an experts' committee. The death of year-old scientist, Sushil Kumar Saxena, a deputy secretary in the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research CSIR in New Delhi in June , spurred an investigation into the effects of the consumption of bottle gourd juice that is bitter. A spate of other deaths relating to the same were also uncovered. This led to the formation of an experts' committee on the 'Safety of consumption of vegetable juices with special reference to 'lauki.
The scientist, Saxena, had reportedly followed the advice of a baba who had advocated the merits of 'lauki' juice on his television programmes, stating that it was good for curing diabetes, among other health benefits. Saxena consumed the bottle gourd juice, as a mixture with bitter gourd Karela in Hindi, and Kakarakaya in Telugu.
He was hospitalised soon after but died prior to any treatment there. Though this kind of toxicity is extremely rare and very few cases have been reported. So, how to know whether or not your lauki is fit for consumption? We spoke to experts to know more about bitter bottle gourd toxicity.
Bottle gourd contains compounds like tetracyclic triterpenoid called cucurbitacins which are toxic in nature. Hence it is recommended to taste the bottle gourd before cooking or consuming. It can cause abdominal discomfort, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea. It can also cause severe side effects like GI bleeding. One should immediately rush to the hospital and get treatment if one suspects bottle gourd poisoning as it may cause a serious problem.
There should be awareness of the not known antidote for its toxic effect post-consumption of the juice which may result in discomforts like nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, gastrointestinal bleeding and one should immediately rush to the hospital and get treated if you suffer from this," says Dr Ushakiran Sisodia, Head Clinical Nutritionist, Nanavati Max Hospital.
Know from doctors. Writer and filmmaker Tahira Kashyap said she was admitted to ICU for two days after suffering from bottle gourd toxicity.
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