I have always been in the habit of eating betel nut, especially when I have free time. I like to chew a betel nut. I feel that it will be much more comfortable if there is a little taste in my mouth. Today I was eating it and accidentally swallowed it. After a little bit of it, I admired myself for being able to swallow such a rough thing. So would swallowing betel nut have any effect? Will everything be okay? Let’s take a look below.

1. What will happen if betel nut is swallowed?

Betel nut cannot be eaten into the stomach. Firstly, it is difficult to swallow because of its rough chewing taste. Secondly, betel nut is slightly poisonous and will cause harm if eaten. Causes rapid heartbeat and difficulty breathing. It is recommended that you chew it and then spit it out. But if you have swallowed it and there is nothing abnormal, it does not matter. The gastric juice will melt it and it will eventually be expelled. However, if you have abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, etc., you need to go to the hospital for examination in time to ensure that it is not harmful. Harm and effects on body organs. You must be more careful when eating betel nut in the future, and it is best not to eat betel nut again.

2. Precautions for eating betel nut

Who should not eat betel nut:

Family members with a history of cancer cannot eat betel nut.

Secondly, citizens who have suffered from one type of cancer (not necessarily oral cancer) cannot eat betel nuts, because they are prone to secondary cancers or even multiple cancers.

Thirdly, patients with high blood pressure, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, pregnant women, young children, and those with weak health cannot eat it, because betel nut can dilate blood vessels.

Betel nut also has many harmful effects, so when we eat betel nut, we must pay more attention, especially when eating, we must pay attention to eating in moderation. Excessive consumption will harm the body. healthy development.

Dangers of betel nut:

1. Because lime and betel nut juice fill the mouth, dental calculus is formed, and due to long-term hard chewing, the dentin is bitten, and the teeth may even be cracked or cracked. break.

2. Impact on the temporomandibular joint: Due to dentin consumption and temporomandibular joint surface wear, occlusion changes and temporomandibular joint pain and lesions will cause sound and joint pain when opening and closing the mouth, not only It is excruciatingly painful and difficult to treat.

3. Impact on periodontal tissue: Because betel nut fiber is quite thick and hard, it will puncture the gums or block the gaps between the teeth, causing pressure on the interdental papilla and causing inflammation. Also, chewing hard will cause damage to the teeth. The peritoneal membrane causes damage, causing inflammation, swelling, and pain around the tooth root. On the other hand, due to the accumulation of lime and betel nut residue, the calculus becomes thicker and thicker, causing gum damage, redness, swelling, suppuration, and exposure of tooth roots, etc., resulting in periodontal disease, and eventually the teeth fall out one by one or have to be extracted.

4. Impact on the oral mucosa: chewing betel nut causes oral submucosal fibrosis and leukoplakia, which are the early stages of oral cancer. The clinical symptoms are difficulty opening the mouth, pain, numbness, Oral mucosa becomes white and ulcerated.

In fact, there are still many people who are not suitable for eating betel nut. If you don’t understand, eating betel nut by mistake will cause great harm to the body. Also, I would like to introduce to you the harm caused by eating too much betel nut to the body. I hope you will understand that although betel nut tastes good, it needs to be eaten in moderation to be good for the body.