300 lychees a day, I don't want to grow up to be a Lingnan person.
Now is the season when litchi is on the market. People who like litchi have a good time, but do you know? Eating too much litchi on an empty stomach can lead to "litchi disease", which can be fatal if it is serious!
Recently, many netizens in Weibo discussed litchi disease.
An article entitled "Eat litchi on an empty stomach 10 Children die! The doctor's appeal sounded the alarm for everyone! The net text of ""also began to be screened in the circle of friends, and soon gained 65438+ million+readings.
According to the article, there were 7 1 children with litchi disease in a hospital in China, ranging in age from 2 to 10, of whom 10 died.
The article also mentioned a recent case in Guangzhou. A 7-year-old child fell into a coma after eating too much litchi on an empty stomach and was diagnosed with litchi disease. Finally, he was rescued in time, and he survived and escaped smoothly.
Is it true?/You don't say.
What exactly is litchi disease?
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Eating litchi leads to the death of 10 child!
It turns out that this is true.
Searching China HowNet found that1of the 7 children with litchi disease mentioned in the tweet died, but it actually existed!
This data came from June 5438+1October 65438+May, 2000, and was published in Guangxi Medical Journal, entitled "Clinical Analysis of 7 1 Child Lychee Disease". The author is Liu Ying, a paediatrician of the First People's Hospital of Qinzhou, Guangxi.
It is mentioned that the data of this group is from mid-June to July, and 1999 and 7 1 cases are all from litchi planting area or litchi purchasing area.
The article mentioned that "7-year-old children eat too many lychees in a coma on an empty stomach", which was indeed reported by the media.
This paper is not the only one about litchi diseases.
On August 28th 1992, Clinical Journal of Edible Pediatrics also published Exploration on Diagnosis and Prevention of Litchi in Children. April 20 15, Clinical Research and Report also published the emergency treatment analysis of 48 cases of litchi poisoning in the emergency department of the Affiliated Hospital of Putian University, Fujian Province. Litchi poisoning refers to "litchi disease".
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What is litchi disease?
Eating a lot of litchi on an empty stomach leads to "hypoglycemia"
Li Xinyi, a clinical nutritionist in the Department of Nutrition, West China Second Hospital of Sichuan University, said:
Litchi disease is hypoglycemia caused by eating a lot of litchi on an empty stomach. Fructose is converted into a lot of glucose, which stimulates islet β cells to secrete a lot of insulin, thus sending a wrong signal to the liver, not the toxic substances in litchi.
It turns out that litchi not only contains 80% water, but also contains a lot of fructose, protein, pectin and other substances, which will be converted into carbohydrate components of glucose, with 100g16.6g..
However, maintaining human blood sugar level mainly depends on glucose. After daily consumption, fructose becomes glucose under the action of various enzymes in the human body.
When people are fasting, blood sugar is at a low level. At this time, they eat a lot of lychees. Fructose is converted into a large amount of glucose in a short time, which stimulates islet β cells to secrete a large amount of insulin, thus sending a wrong signal to the liver.
Therefore, people have symptoms of hypoglycemia. Such as nausea, fatigue, and even high fever, convulsions, coma and so on.
"The brain also relies on glucose to provide energy. After the blood sugar is lowered, the brain energy supply is insufficient, which leads to changes in cerebrospinal fluid and brain edema. " Li Xinyi said that in severe cases, it would be life-threatening.
Why do children get sick easily?
Li Xinyi said, in fact, litchi disease may also occur in adults, but adults have better blood sugar balance ability, while the balance ability of the elderly and children is poor, while children's condition develops rapidly, so the symptoms appear faster.
At the same time, litchi comes into the market in early summer, which coincides with the high incidence season of gastroenteritis, cold and viral meningitis. Many parents don't realize that eating litchi on an empty stomach can cause hypoglycemia, and it is easy to cause misdiagnosis if children don't see a doctor in time after symptoms appear.
"If the symptoms of litchi disease are mild, timely supplementation of glucose solution can alleviate the symptoms." Li Xinyi said, but parents are advised to send their children to see a doctor as soon as possible.
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Many third-class hospitals have not found "litchi disease"
It is recommended that children and the elderly eat no more than 5 capsules at a time.
Li Xinyi said that it is recommended to eat high-sugar fruits such as litchi on an empty stomach about half an hour after meals.
Children and the elderly should not exceed 5 capsules at a time, and adults should not exceed 300 grams a day.
Litchi is delicious, but don't be greedy!
Source:? Chengdu business daily