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A member asked:

Read where apple cider vinegar helps with hems and fissures, but can it make them worse by ingesting and applying it?

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Worthless: Apple cider vinegar neither helps nor hurts. Do not use it.

Dr Kuitems and 4 doctors agreed

Answered 1/1/2021

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Umlikely in usual qu: Unlikely unless more than usual quantities are taken in.

Dr Rao and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 10/1/2013

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