diff --git a/src/extract/extractor_middleware.rs b/src/extract/extractor_middleware.rs
index 77a76872..d075f253 100644
--- a/src/extract/extractor_middleware.rs
+++ b/src/extract/extractor_middleware.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ use tower::{BoxError, Layer, Service};
 /// produce any useful output, and run the extractor for several handlers
 /// without repeating it in the function signature.
 ///
+/// Note that if the extractor consumes the request body, as `String` or
+/// [`Bytes`] does, an empty body will be left in its place. Thus wont be
+/// accessible to subsequent extractors or handlers.
+///
 /// # Example
 ///
 /// ```rust
diff --git a/src/extract/mod.rs b/src/extract/mod.rs
index 33e92961..ce6e3550 100644
--- a/src/extract/mod.rs
+++ b/src/extract/mod.rs
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@
 //! # };
 //! ```
 //!
+//! Note that only one extractor can consume the request body. If multiple body extractors are
+//! applied a `500 Internal Server Error` response will be returned.
+//!
 //! # Optional extractors
 //!
 //! Wrapping extractors in `Option` will make them optional: