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Contraindications to treatment with honey

Despite the fact that honey is a generally recognized means for the prevention and treatment of certain diseases or is an integral component in general therapeutic treatment, there are contraindications for treatment with honey.

Not all types of honey have an antibacterial effect, and those types of honey that are declared suitable for antibacterial therapy, although they are weak antiseptics, are quite capable of harming the intestinal microflora and causing dysbacteriosis with prolonged use. For this reason, people suffering from intestinal disorders associated with an imbalance of digestive microflora are contraindicated to consume honey.

Hypersensitivity to honey, although rare (0.3%), is still observed in some people, it is called honey intolerance. In these cases, honey consumption is undesirable, as it disrupts digestion, and subsequently health.

Treatment with honey is contraindicated for people who are prescribed a diet with limited carbohydrate intake in the diet. Honey is a complete carbohydrate, even if the bees that produce it. Do not feed sugar.

There is an inhalation method of using honey, but even in this case, such use of honey has contraindications for lung diseases (pneumonia, emphysema, pulmonary insufficiency, bronchial asthma, pulmonary sclerosis and other diseases).

Honey inhalations are contraindicated for people with heart disease (myocarditis, heart failure, arrhythmia, heart valve damage).

Honey has many contraindications related to its properties, such as photosensitivity, allergic reactions, mechanical and chemical skin irritation. Such contraindications will interfere with honey treatment if it involves using honey in the form of compresses, in ointments, in the form of rinses (baths) or drinks.

Feeling unwell when consuming honey can be expressed in a number of symptoms, such as increased body temperature, heaviness in the stomach, dizziness, nausea or vomiting, urticaria, dermatitis, and itchy skin.

Honey is not a food product that can be consumed without taking into account its effect on the body. Honey intolerance (hypersensitivity) or an allergic reaction to honey can be established in a medical institution (in a laboratory) in the same way that the causes