Not at all honestly, I’ve never seen anyone pooping their pants off after eating them. I actually got curious about it, but I was unable to find the scientific evidence of laxative effects from Malpighias

If I were to guess, all the fiber and food matrix helps slow down the absorption rate of the vit C, which prevents the laxative effects that you might have when you ingest those pills from the store

Those Ingas are huge, I’ve only ever seen the smaller ones.

For those unaware, they are also known as ice cream beans in English, so a while ago, I filled an ice cream tub with them and announced to the kids: “Who wants ice cream?” and gave it to them. Seeing their faces was priceless, going from pure joy to math lady meme in a split second as they lifted the lid, lol

They don’t really like cold weather, and as you mentioned, they are quite finicky early on

If you haven’t tried it yet, see if you can:

• Get your hands on fresh seeds
• When washing them, discard any that do not sink. Those floaters rarely grow
• Use fine burnt paddy husk for potting seedlings if available, or try a sandy loam soil (40% sand, 40% silt, and 20% clay)
• Ensure good drainage
• Yet they still like high humidity, so regular watering is good (2x a day), but too much and your root will rot
• First 2 months, keep it in 50% sunshade, after that, it thrives under direct sunlight

I’m closer to the equator, so you might need to adjust if you are in a different latitude