Does Spirulina cause side effects?

Spirulina as health supplement

If you have not read this article: Spirulina, natural nutrition that benefits your health, do so now. Spirulina is now being commercially farmed and sold to the public market as health supplements. Many claims of how this algae benefits your health is now being backed by scientific research. But is it as good as it seems? Are there any side effects for consuming spirulina?

There are currently no known side effects of spirulina, however, your body might react to it, causing some misconception regarding this issue. The table below lists down the reactions you might experience when consuming spirulina supplements

Side Effects / Reactions

Reactions	Possible Causes
Fever / slight fever	Spirulina contains close to 70% protein and several other nutrients that promotes body metabolism. This releases heat from the body, thereby increasing body temperature.
Fever, feeling excited, unable to sleep at night	The burning of excessive fats in the body by converting into heat energy is normal.
Blackish, green waste material	Spirulina can remove your colon's accumulated residues. If the waste material remains green in colour after some time, this is due to green pigments found in the supplement.
Fart, pain in the chest	These are symptoms of a malfunctioning digestive system, or there may be presence of excessive intestinal gas.
Pain around affected areas increase	These are symptoms of rheumatism, migraine, neuralgia, gastric and duodenal ulcers or excessive acid.
Feeling sleepy, tired limbs	These are symptoms of an acidic body condition, malfunctioning liver, over exhaustion or taking an overdose of medicine previously.
Dizziness, lethargic or constant hunger pangs	When a person suffering from hypoglycemia or anaemia consumes spirulina, there may be a drop in the blood sugar level to burn the excessive fats,
Nausea, diarrhea, hiccups or constipation	Poor digestive system, hepatitis, gastroptosis or gastric hyperacidity
Pimples breakout, itchiness, red spots appearing, sweating and smelly urine	Detoxification (cleansing of your colon) can cause this. Another possibility is poor liver function or allergies in the body.
Increase in weight	After oxidation of body fats, overweight people may have increased bodily fluid (edema), whereas underweight people may have increased muscle mass. These are symptoms of weak kidneys.
Cold, fever, sore throat	Latent symptoms of these illness in the body.
Running nose, asthma, coughing phlegm	Weak respiratory system
Slight swollen in face and legs due to increase of bodily fluid (edema)	Weak kidneys
Slight nasal bleeding	Insufficient red blood cells, common among women
Bleeding when passing motion	Normal initial reaction of people suffering from haemorrhoid.
No reaction	Healthy body

This information applies to spirulina supplements in general, and are not to be used as guidelines for a particular product. The mentioned reactions are normal and may last for 2 to 3 days or longer, depending on your health.