It's true that Brazil nut overdose could be toxic, and that eating Brazil nuts can help you conceive.

I left my software job in December of 2006 in order to figure that out.

I like Brazil nuts, but I didn't know they could be toxic.Hope you are feeling better.That is crazy!

I don't know if I've ever had a Brazil nut.I think I must have had one at some point, but I can't remember.

I just ate 19 because mens health said they improve your memory and I'm studying for exams, what should I do?

Sorry anonymous.I wouldn't worry.I don't think eating 19 Brazil nuts is a big deal.You can ride out the nausea for a while.You will be fine.

Right now, I am watching the exact same episode.I eat a lot of Brazil nuts, not 4 or 5, but over 10.I was stuck to the john for a few hours because they are really greasy.It's a Union rule.

I ate 40 nuts today.There were no obvious side effects.Should I be concerned that some of the less obvious ones that seem to take time will happen?

I don't think there is anything to worry about if you feel fine.If you eat that many, you may want to keep an eye out for nausea or other symptoms.Someone said that Brazil nuts don't bother him, so maybe some people can handle all the selenium.

Diana, thanks for the quick response.Your post has helped me feel a bit better, even though this is exactly the kind of thing I worry about too much.I'll try not to think about it.Thanks again.

I am so sorry that you had a bad experience with Brazil nuts.It looks like you may have had an allergic reaction to it.For your information, I have been consuming about 50 Brazilian nuts a day for the past 3 months with no signs of toxicity.One can go up to 2000 mcg for short durations in order to get the therapeutic effects.A study done at UCLA showed that people living in the mid-western states have high levels of selenium with no signs of toxicity.There is no reason to write off selenium as you may be allergic to the Brazilian nuts.Did you try to supplement it with other natural food sources?Best of luck to you. Link # 1 -- http://www.acu-cell.com/ses.html

That was one of my favorites.Wilson realized that House wasn't lying about working for the CIA.I don't think there is a way to get an acute toxicity like that from so few nuts.In that episode, he ate several hundred Brazil nuts from certain regions in Brazil.If you need some confirmation, put in Chemosphere, 30: 4, 1995 Feb, 801-2.Brazil nuts are not allowed to be imported into the U.S.I don't have a doctor, but I'm pretty sure there is no way you could get selenium poisoning after eating them.You didn't get any of the things it said, but you could get them after 20 minutes.If you're too scared to eat Brazil nuts but still want to get selenium, I recommend the Life Extension brand.I have found a supplement that contains a good amount of the mineral that the body is able to keep for when it actually needs it.I am not a guy who works for them.I love vitamins and writing.

Uncle!Uncle!I agree with everyone.It was probably not a Brazil nut overdose that made me sick.I am not a doctor.Maybe my nuts were spoiled and I ate something else that day.It could be anything.It is still a funny story, isn't it?I appreciate the education from those who left comments.I enjoy learning new things about health and diet.Thanks!!

I suspect food poisoning after eating a lot of Brazilian nut from Whole Food, but I tried to find out if it was the problem by looking at this thread.

My feet went numb after I ate 7 brazil nuts.I couldn't feel my hands.My lower back hurt like an ax.I died suddenly.

64 years old, not on any drugs.The doctor gave me 3 sugar pills and my blood sugar went from 42 to 80 in 15 minutes.I started with 2 brazil nuts and 1 oz pomagranate juice each morning.

Brazil nuts cause low sugar.High blood sugar is caused by fat blocking our body's ability to absorb and process sugar, which leaves it in the bloodstream for longer.It doesn't seem like that would do much either way with only 2 Brazil nuts.I'm not an expert on these matters.

After eating half a pack of brazil nuts in the past few days and eating a few more today, I have realised that it is making me not feel well.God knows how that happened, I'm going to read up a bit more on it, but the symptoms have occurred in one to two hours after eating raw things.Carl, UK is the most unpleasant.

It is very rare to be intoxicated by brazillian nuts, because they can make you go to the bathroom a lot.Brazilian nuts are not called Brazilian Nuts in Brazil because they are actually found in Par, one of our biggest states.The CIA agent couldn't say he was in Par/Brazil because he had been in Brazil.

I'm pretty sure you didn't OD on the show, and there's also an episode where someone ODs on sunflower seeds because they can only eat a small amount of vitamins B6 and B6.You have to eat a few cups to get the proper amount of b6 in the seeds.The Brazil nuts were rancid.The inside should be brilliant white and they should taste great.

I am a Brazilian and my husband is a Canadian and he told me last month that he only ate a bag of Brazilian nuts.

After eating 20Brazil nuts, I started throwing up 2 hours later, but am feeling better on the 3rd day.I think it could be a selenium overdose.

Brazil nuts have high levels of both radium and barium, hundreds of times higher than other foods.Aflatoxins can cause allergic reactions.Along with brazil nuts, peanuts and corn also have high levels of these mold toxins, which may be why they are some of the most allergy inducing foods.I ate 5 and did not have a problem, I think it's because we eat so much.I am not sure about the cause.Eating few at a time will help.

You are a group of hypochondriacs.Someone mentioned that it was probably an allergic reaction or something else you ate with the nuts.?

You wouldn't be able to "ride it out" if you had radiation poisoning.You should get an eduction.

There is a large variation in the content of brazil nuts.Outside of South America, AFAIK, unshelled nuts have higher levels than those which were shelled long before you bought them.It would take anywhere from 15 to 150 nuts to reach toxicity levels in one sitting.The toxic quantity for the nuts most of us are consuming is up at the high end.The patient in the House episode may have gorged on his usual quantity of nuts, but being fresh and unshelled, the selenium content of these nuts was many times higher than he would have expected.It is important at low levels.

The toxic metal mercury can be found all over your body.If you eat a lot of predator fish, grind your teeth, or have mercury in your mouth, you may have very high mercury levels.If you want to remove mercury from brazil nuts, make sure you have high levels of vitamin C in your body.There was no mercury in the body 150 years ago.

When I had a urine test for heavy metals, it came back that my urine had 40 times the average level of Barium, so I started looking at Brazil nuts.They are high in Barium, which is a toxic heavy metal, and I often eat Brazil nuts, but I don't know if the nuts are the source.I read that macadamia nuts are good for you.

I eat almonds and brazil nuts.There are over 10 brazil nuts and 25 almonds a day.never had a problem.I only buy in-shell nuts, so that might be a factor.

It must be a Brazil nut that made me sick.Brazil nut is different from other nuts.We don't know much about its danger and there is no warning.I will not eat it again.

Eating Brazil nuts with high levels of selenium is not a bad thing, it has great benefits for the human body.You don't have to eat 1lb of them regularly.

I introduced Brazil nuts to the family about a year ago and have been taking 1 a day ever since for hair loss.The hair loss to the family members is a result of the consumption of Brazil nuts.Our conclusion is based on the fact that this was the only new item in our daily diet.We decided to stop consuming it because of the consequences.We don't know if we can stop hair loss or reverse it.We are going to talk to our doctor about this.In our case it was hair loss, but in our cases there were many different side affects.Side affects adverse to your body can be caused by even good stuff in quantity more than you can take.It's important to listen to your body reaction.You can go back to the root cause by playing detective with your body responses.It might not lead to the right conclusions.If you want to find the cause of your physical problem, you have to take that chance.

My kids and I used to have issues with certain foods but realized they were okay.ie.We have all had issues with nuts in the past, and a non organic apple gives my 7 year old son and I a splitting headaches within 15 minutes.I was buying from my local hfs, then tried from the bulk barn, but everyone seemed to have sore tummies, headaches, mood swings, and rash.It's cheap to buy in bulk.This includes nuts from Brazil.I am able to taste nuts that are rancid before anyone else in my family can even taste them, and I have never had a problem with any of the nuts from this place.I keep them refrigerated so they don't go bad.I can buy these nuts for $2 a pound cheaper than the local bulk barn sells them for.When I make almond milk after soaking the bulk barn nuts, the water is cloudy and slimy with the almonds in it.This doesn't happen when I soak true raw almonds.If people are reacting to a small amount of 'brazil nuts' it could be that they are allergic as well.Most manufactures don't need to admit that they use Preservatives.My thoughts.

I was eating brazil nuts en mass late last night and reading a forum about how good they are.It was my fault for gorging.A lightheadedness and 'out of it' feel is what I feel when I have excess acid in my stomach.I have been in bed since I woke up.I can't sit up for long with my mouse and on screen keyboard.Cheers for the noise.

I used to buy a 250g or 500 bag of Brazils every two or three weeks, the only thing I noticed was being slightly bloated after eating a dozen or so, and I snacked on 10-30 every day.

The heavy metals selenium and iron are important for your body.You don't need much for its benefits.It's possible that the loss of hair is the cause of the "out of it" feeling.A previous post stated that there was a sufficient amount of Vit.C will help with moving things out of the body, but if you have or suspect athyroid issue, moderation or taking in account this is important and to be watched.

It's probably not the best prescription to rely on a television show for medical information.Most nuts are high in fat.Brazil nuts have high levels of saturated fats, which may explain the "rocks" in your stomach.A bad thing is too much of a good thing.I'm hoping the House/CIA episode made you feel like you were kicked in the nuts, because I just ate about 10 of them.

I had a bald spot on my head after eating 20 brazil nuts.

I use this website to make smarter decisions.2 brazil nuts a day is enough for me.

How did I find this post?35 minutes ago I returned from the shop with a bag of b.n.Ate 15 of them.My stomach began doing a lot of work.There was a lot of pressure and noise in the upper part of the body.I decided to let go of some b.n.I guess now is okay, good food, but I will be cautious.Eat 5 of them a day.

You're all funny, especially the many people who died.I like brazil nuts.Will not gorge on them now.Can we be farting at work now?Throwing up is fine if you want to go home.

Brazil nuts make me sick.I got ill after eating mixed nuts several times and had to lay down.I still had walnuts and peanut brittle, even though I stopped eating them out of a can.I had no problem eating all of those nuts.As long as I steer clear of the Brazils, I am okay.This is the only food that makes me feel bad.

125 grams of Brazil nuts could kill a person if the selenium content in the nuts is more than 40 and 5.

It's stated in the link that brasil nuts got radium content 1000 times higher than any other food, so I'm only posting a link about that.You can find your link at http://www.orau.org/PTP/collection/consumer products/brazilnuts.htm.

The reason you have been getting sick from relatively few Brazil nuts is not the selenium content, but it could be aflatoxin poisoning.

I had severe stomach pains and had to go to the bathroom.I couldn't figure out what I could have eaten that would cause this except for the big bowl of Brazilian Nuts that I ate in front of the basketball games.

I don't know how I ended up here but I do know that I started eating a mixture of nuts.Everything I eat tastes metallic after a few days.Do I have heavy metal poisoning?Someone else has a funny taste in their mouth.

Brazil nuts taste metallic to me sometimes, but I don't know the answer to your question.mucus and plaque can show up on your tongue when you eat something that is disagreeable.Your body may be ridding itself of the bad stuff.

Hmm.It takes a whole lot longer than 3 1/2 hours to clear a heavy metal, so whatever it was that made you ill surely wasn't Se toxicity.med student will contract a disease that they just read aboutMaybe that happened to you.

I found your posts to be funny and interesting after looking up nut poisoning. I spent last night on the toiliet after having bad stomach cramps and a feeling of not being in the room all day.

I found this post very interesting.I have been eating nuts for 2 ounces a day since I was a child.I crave them almost as much as I do.As well as fruit that has been dried.If we are not allergic to these nuts, we should enjoy them in moderation because our body tells us how often to eat them.It will be different for everyone.I am happy that I can consume them.There were no nausea, abdominal rocks or frequent bathroom visits.All of my lab results are within normal range for my age, and my female hormones are in the range of a 25 year old woman.I haven't started the menopause yet.My doctor says I won't go into menopause for a long time.I don't know if it's good or bad, but I eat my mixed nuts daily.Wishing you all good health.

It's possible to soak the Brazil Nuts.They will be easier to digest if they are in a bowl of water for 3 hours.

I lived in Brazil until I was 29 years old.When I was a poor student in college, I used to buy a bag of Brazil Nuts and eat them for lunch.The bags of nuts kept me satisfied until dinner time.When I was in college, I would do that on and off for a week or two.I was surprised that people think this nut is poisonous.

You think you were poisoned with 3-4 nuts a day for a week.Being accurate never hurts anyone, so I would suggest more research before writing such articles.If brazil nuts were toxic at such a small level of exposure, they would be on the controlled substances list along with mandrake root and several other toxic/poisonous plants, and wouldn't be available for sale in the US.You should research before you post these articles.There are people who will believe in print.

I had the worst case of food poisoning in my life a week ago.After becoming too weak to call an ambulance, I thought I was a goner.I don't eat almonds or Brazil nuts.While watching a football game, I ate the almonds and Brazil nuts left in the bottom of my mixed nut container and drank a beer.I suffered the most painful night of my life after a few hours of indigestion.I searched for poison nuts and found a thread.Never again will you see Brazil nuts.I was scared and thankful that I survived.

I don't eat almonds or Brazil nuts.I ate almonds and Brazil nuts in the bottom of a mixed nut container and drank a beer after watching a football game.I had the worst case of food poisoning in my life that night.I was too sick to call an ambulance.I searched for poison beer and poison nuts and found this thread after feeling a tender stomach a week later.I don't know what else it could be.I will never eat nuts from Brazil again.I would like to recover completely.

Don't give up.Everybody's body is not the same.I feel like I'm going to vomit because I had twenty Brazil nuts today.I tore open the bag when my husband brought them home because I haven't eaten nuts in ages.I'm not going to eat that many nuts tomorrow because I don't eat carbs.I think it gave me an upset stomach.That's what led me to your website.

I added some almonds and walnuts to my pancakes this morning.So good.Waiting for any adverse effects.I've eaten a lot of Brazil nuts before without any issues.

When people have no heavy or toxic metal concentrations in their body, there are no negative symptoms experienced when taking about 200 mcg of selenium a day, however whenSe is very low when first supplemented, and larger amounts are.In that case, I always encourage my patients to slowly increase their selenium dose from as low as 25 mcg per day (or even lower), up to the full dose, which generally is around 100mcg, or sometimes higher, depending on circumstances.

There could be something on the nuts.I only eat 1 to 3 nuts a day, but I don't want to lose my hair.

I came across the Brazillian nut because I was reading that it could save you from colon cancer if you just eat 1 a day.Doctors at the University of Arizona found that men with high levels of selenium are six times less likely to develop colon cancer than men who have low levels.I think it's great that you shared your experience and I'm about to start a website to help people on a lot of different things. I hope you will be a guest writer on my website.God bless!

I was able to stand out of my wheelchair and make tea for myself without anyone knowing because I had eaten a bag full of shelled brazil nuts in front of the old tv.I think it's a miracle.I used a mortar and pestle to pound nuts to bits, so I cold chow easily to finish another 200g pack, and I'll play tennis again after this stroke paralysis.

I avoided brazil nuts for a long time when I was a kid.As I recall, my throat swelled up.I eat them regularly, often using them in raw food recipes, such as crusts,veggie burgers, granola, etc., or just straight out of the bag, with no reaction.These grow wild and can't be cultivated, so eating them helps to preserve the Amazon.

When you find something good for you, everyone wants the quick fix, but most medication doesn't work like that, and Brazil nuts act like a supplement, you need to take one daily for best results.

I want everyone to be careful, I know that there is good for you, and I would like to try them.Where do I find Brazil nuts?

I eat a lot ofcastanhas do Par each day.I have no sickness or desease.I don't understand the fear.For my language.

After eating about 20 of them, I felt sick and had a terrible pain in my chest.I used to love Brazil nuts, but now they are bad for me.Some people have a harder time processing nuts than others.If you have an abnormal reaction, I would just eat them in moderation.

It must be true because it was on House.I have survived nut eating contests in Brazil.Maybe I'm a ghost.

Brazil nuts have all the selenium your body needs.This is a vitamins that builds up in the body and you should not eat more of it.

Do your research.It goes hand in hand with iodine intake.Too much selenium intake is not good.Too much iodine and not enough selenium is not good.It's also a mercury magnet.It's also a good idea to research heavy metal detox.curezone.com is a great place to find other fixes for what ails you.

I don't like cracking Brazil Nuts out of the shell.I bought a bag of them a few years ago after seeing them for sale at Trader Joe's.When I got a very bad case of ulcerative colitis, it became suspect.I thought it might have been that they were from China.I didn't eat them after many trips to the hospital.I tried Trader Joe's again because they no longer sell anything from China.I have had raw areas in my mouth since a few months ago.I didn't know about the Selenium.

I doubt if you can get food poisoning from Brazil Nuts.This is what I have experienced.I've been eating between 90-180 grams of them a day without knowing if they have any adverse effects.Do not go to curezone.com.I've visited a lot of the various websites and they're all filled with paranoid maniacs who poison themselves.

I found this page because I just experienced the brazil nuts effected, using the word litely.I felt the effects after two, but was in the restroom by five.In my older age, but not with cashews or peanuts.

I don't know if it's cumulative or not.For a few weeks, you would have to exceed 1mg per day.It shouldn't affect you immediately, unless you live in a high selenium area or have a sick thyroid.

Brazil Nuts have nothing to do with the people who feel sick after eating them.It is more likely due to the fact that BNs are fat by weight and eating a lot of anything that rich is going to make you feel unwell.

I have a 'cast iron' stomach and can tolerate a lot of food.I have not been sick for a long time.I ate about 16 nuts a few nights ago.I had to go to the toilet a lot because I was laid out all of the next day.I got out for some rehydration and some bananas the next day.There needs to be a health warning on these things.

I have been eating about 15 brazil nuts a day for the past month, they keep me feeling full and I'm not snacking.

Hmm, Woah.Thanks for the warning, but it isn't really conclusive evidence.I've been eating nuts from Brazil.I was doing 1, then 2 for a while because I read it was better, but I've started to really enjoy them and have moved up to 3-4 a day.I might go back to 2.I already eat too many other nuts so I think I will.

You should eat 2 nuts per day.200 mcg a day is what you should have.95 mcg is contained in each nut.

That's interesting.I used to eat a few more times but never had a reaction to them.I only eat one or two brazil nuts now.

I enjoy eating raw nuts.I keep bags of almonds, macs, pecans, walnuts, cashews, and brazils in the freezer when I buy them.Every time I pass the kitchen, I grab a fist full.There are at least 2 or 3 fists full of Brazils.I eat 2 frozen bananas with about 1/3 cup of homemade mixed nut butter in the morning.I've never had an issue with "selenium toxicity" because I eat 1500 Cals of nuts everyday.I am not sure if some may be more sensitive.

It would take a long time for a high dose of selenium to make a difference.If you get sick from eating Brazil nuts, you're just having a stomach reaction to the high fat content in the nut.I get sick when I eat peanuts.It's not easy to take that much in one sitting if you have an oily high fiber nut.It's not a good idea between the high fiber and heavy nut oil.A little girl died years ago because she over dosed.She was allergic to them.As much as she ate, she triggered the allergic reaction.All things in moderation.

I avoid the flu by eating them all winter.I haven't gotten the flu.Haven't gotten tonsillitis either.I don't eat too much.On any given day, I eat 6 Brazil nuts.I think they are healthy and will not give up.Americans don't get enough selenium in their diet.You will do fine if you eat everything in moderation.

It will vary per person.There are many variables, such as body weight, height, how you process foods, what you eat with them, and so on.You don't know what your body is telling you because each person is different.I like to eat a couple a day and be safe.If my goal is to increase my selenium intake, I know I've done that with just two days and am fine.If not needed, why push the limit?If you had a bad experience with them, I would suggest taking the clues your body gave you and avoiding eating too many again.It's your choice if you're eating lots and not having problems.Your body does fine with that.We all have different reactions to things.Our bodies change as well.I wasn't sensitive to either of the two sugars until after 40.I've learned what corn, sugars and caffeine do to my body, which I never realized before.If it makes me sick, I'd prefer not to eat them.That's right.

Hiya!I had brittle soft nails and fine limp hair, and my eyes were getting very bad, so I suspected I was in need of selenium.I only got in the shell brazil nuts, so not sprayed byt chemicals, but I also hear they use the same poison as rat poison.I crossed my fingers when I got in shell nuts.For a long time, I ate at least 10 a day.After a few days, my fingernails were clear and hard as rocks, and my eys were back to normal.At the end of the year, I ordered a mix of nuts in shell and ate them all...Spazms, violently ill...It was like being poisoned....From rat poison.The almonds smelled divine compared to the year before.I suspect the poisons kill the oil and start the rancidity process because this years was odorless...The filberts made me gag when I tried a second run at the nuts.I separated out the almonds and filberts and ate the rest with no issues.Word up people.

Brazil nuts, on average, have very high levels of this trace nutrient, which, to the extent accurate, means an ounce offers 10-times.A layperson's anecdote of nausea associated with consuming 2000 mcg of selenium over a week, followed by an additional 250 mcg at a further sitting, supplemented by a second lay interpretation, and then by the second retraction based on viewing House.Who knows what caused the nausea to occur; no one engaged in this dialog.Prof D is a professor.

I can smell strong metals in my urine.I have ruled out many different foods and supplements.It happens when I have Brazil nuts.I only eat 2 Brazil nuts on the days I have my thyroid.It's odd that only 2 Brazil nuts can affect a person so much.I am sure it is fine, but I will only eat one day a week because I don't have any other symptoms.

It's true that Brazil nut overdose could be toxic, and that eating Brazil nuts can help you conceive.

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