Can people with skin allergies eat persimmons?

Written by Xie Ming Feng
Dermatology
Updated on September 04, 2024
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Patients with skin allergies can generally eat persimmons. Persimmons are cold in nature and sweet in taste. From the perspective of Chinese medicine, persimmons have the effects of clearing heat, transforming phlegm, moisturizing the lungs, and stopping coughs. Clinically, it is very rare to see patients who are allergic to persimmons. Therefore, in general, people with skin allergies can eat persimmons. However, persimmons should not be eaten in excess or on an empty stomach, as they may form indigestible hard masses in the stomach, which are not conducive to digestion and elimination, leading to the so-called persimmon bezoar syndrome. This condition can cause stomach bleeding and gastric perforation in patients with gastric ulcers.

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