Lemons are used in different recipes, due to their health benefits. However, the acid in lemon juice can significantly dry your skin and cause some stinging and bleeding pimples.
2. Tooth Enamel
ï Consuming too many glasses of lemon water in a day causes
extensive contact of acid with your teeth. This will erode tooth
enamel and make your teeth sensitive, especially to hot or cold
foods. To protect your teeth, drink lemon juice and any acidic
beverages through a straw.
3. Heartburn
ï Drinking too much lemon with water may trigger heartburn.
Heartburn causes severe burning and pain in your chest and
occurs when the esophageal sphincter, between your esophagus
and stomach doesnât function properly.
4. Urination and Dehydration
ï Taking large amount of lemon with
water may cause you to feel dehydrated. To
avoid this, reduce the amount of lemon
juice that you add to your drink. The
vitamin C in lemon have a diuretic effect.
5. Gallbladder and Kidney Problems
ï Lemon juice is high in citric acid, oxalates and vitamin C. When
these oxalates are too concentrated in the body fluids, causing many
health problems. For this reason, people who have gallbladder and
kidney problems should avoid the lemon juice.
6. Stomach Upset
ï Drinking too much lemon water may upset your stomach
because it retains its high acidity level until further digested. The
acidity is helpful for digesting food, but too much may
temporarily irritate mucous membranes and lead to stomach
pain and acid reflux or heartburn.
7. GERD and Ulcers
ï GERD is also known as gastroesphageal reflux disorder,
symptoms of which are heartburn, nausea and vomiting. GERD is
caused by acidic, fatty and spicy food.