Dear Dr. SEA,
I used green tea by name gum powder, its a chinese tea made up of pure tea leaves.I noticed for passed 4 days I got headache. I feel like fainting too. I think it’s that tea because I consume it 3 times a day.
Isabelle
Dear Isabelle,
I don’t know exactly which tea you are taking however the populer “gum tea” used by dieters is made from guar gum, a powder product from guar bean. It was widely used in the 80’s and 90’s as a weight loss product of the bulk fibre category. (Watch the video we posted today). It was withdrawn from the market due to several hospitalized users due to blockage of the esophagus and a death . I think your headaches and pre-collaps came as a result of dehydration and relative hypoglycaemia caused by the product.
Be safe,
Dr. SEA
