That, however, came at a price. Three weeks after beginning the natural treatment, I developed a furuncle under my armpit. They’re quite painful. I went to the doctor and he recommended I stop taking every medication. Within four days the furuncle was gone. I started taking mangosteen again, without any other medication, and in two weeks the furuncle was back, same place. I stopped taking it and within a few days the furuncle was gone. I haven’t taken the supplements since due to fear of developing furuncles.

Two weeks ago I found mangosteen juice. I always buy cranberry juice, and sitting right next to it was the yellowish mangosteen bottle. I bought it and had been drinking it for almost 4 days until i started feeling some weird pains all over my body, especially my bladder. Weird, I know. Like the supplements, the juice also took away my every-hour rhinitis symptoms. I sneeze all the time due to Hot to cold changes, cologne, my nose is sensitive to the touch, sun light, etc. Mangosteen takes my nasal symptoms away.

The juice didn’t cause furuncles, not yet at least, but it certainly caused pain where my bladder is supposed to be. I had been drinking a lot of water and cranberry to help- thinking I may have had a urinary infection. I stopped the mangosteen juice and the next day the pain was gone. I started it again this monday, a very small amount, and the pain came back.

Should I just give up this miracle/painful fruit? Is this normal? I have never had any side effects to any fruits. I have had acai many times and never had any side effects.