Rumor Refutation：Eat Watermelon Scientifically and Safely

Rumor 2 :Intestinal necrosis may occur two hours after eating iced watermelon

/✗:This is a wrong statement

The bacteria in the intestine are divided into beneficial and harmful bacteria, and it is not easy for harmful bacteria to defeat beneficial bacteria and dominate.

From a pathophysiological perspective, the intestinal wall is divided into the mucosa, submucosa, muscularis, and serosa from inside to outside, which are tightly connected with the surface mucosal epithelial cells, forming an effective “defensive barrier.” Assuming that the bacterial content in iced watermelon is indeed high, even if these bacteria enter the intestine, it is impossible to cause intestinal necrosis in a very short period of time. The entire process is quite complicated.

For the disease to occur, the bacteria first need to proliferate to a sufficiently large number, large enough to replace the original probiotics in the intestine, and then destroy the intestinal mucosal barrier and invade the intestinal wall. Next, under the action of the toxins produced by the bacteria, there will be severe spasms and dysfunction of the mesenteric blood vessels, which may ultimately lead to “intestinal necrosis.”

The entire pathological process generally takes “several hours to several days.” The claim that “eating watermelon can lead to intestinal necrosis within two hours” is exaggerated and does not conform to reality and scientific principles.