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Old Jun4-09, 01:12 PM                  #1
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why are we often told while eating a mango that drinking water should be avoided after eating the mango..?
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Old Jun4-09, 03:02 PM                  #2
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Re: mangoes

Hmm...I've never heard that before.
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Old Jun4-09, 04:42 PM                  #3
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Re: mangoes

Well here is one explanation, for what it is worth:

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Unripe mangoes should not be eaten in excess. Their excessive intake may cause throat irritation, indigestion, dysentery and abdominal colic. One should, therefore, not consume more than one or two green mangoes daily. Avoid drinking water immediately after eating the green mango because it coagulates the sap and makes it more irritant. Sap or milky juice which comes out on breaking the stalk of the green mango is irritant and astringent. Eating green mangoes without draining the sap may cause mouth , throat and gastro intestinal irritations.
Identical here
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Old Jun5-09, 12:48 AM                  #4
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Re: mangoes

Why would you eat a green mango? I bought one once that wasn't ripe enough when I cut it, and I couldn't get past the first bite.

On the other hand, when eating a nice ripe one, it's so juicy that you're not likely to need water.
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Old Jun5-09, 10:51 PM                  #5
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I "love" green mangoes. I will eat a green mango if I can buy it in the supermarket soon (a month or two later). I eat it with salt!
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