| Title |
Probable Gastrointestinal Toxicity of Kombucha Tea
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of General Internal Medicine, February 2002
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| DOI | 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1997.07127.x |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Radhika Srinivasan, Susan Smolinske, PharmD, David Greenbaum |
| Abstract |
Kombucha tea is a health beverage made by incubating the Kombucha "mushroom" in tea and sugar. Although therapeutic benefits have been attributed to the drink, neither its beneficial effects nor adverse side effects have been reported widely in the scientific literature. Side effects probably related to consumption of Kombucha tea are reported in four patients. Two presented with symptoms of allergic reaction, the third with jaundice, and the fourth with nausea, vomiting, and head and neck pain. In all four, use of Kombucha tea in proximity to onset of symptoms and symptom resolution on cessation of tea drinking suggest a probable etiologic association. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 40% |
| United States | 1 | 20% |
| Canada | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 1 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 40% |
| Members of the public | 2 | 40% |
| Scientists | 1 | 20% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Belgium | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 113 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 21 | 18% |
| Researcher | 13 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 9% |
| Other | 6 | 5% |
| Professor | 5 | 4% |
| Other | 21 | 18% |
| Unknown | 40 | 34% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 21 | 18% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 15 | 13% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 6% |
| Chemical Engineering | 5 | 4% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 5 | 4% |
| Other | 18 | 15% |
| Unknown | 46 | 39% |
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