Health News about grapefruit

[Carina1962]

have just read the Health News about the grapefruit - i've always liked grapefruit but have stopped eating it because i now take statins and when i collected my very first prescription, the chemist asked me if i ate grapefruit and i said sometimes so she said i musn't eat any more, that's a shame :-(

 

[AlisonM]

Yes, I was told the same thing when they put me on them too. Pity that.

 

[cazscot]

I was told that as well, infact I have a warning on my prescription label about not taking the simvistatin and grapefruit. Think it is something to do with the enzymes in the grapefruit interacting with the statins...

 

[lanzlady]

grapefruit

Hi,

just wondering if drinking grapefruit juice would have the same effect or does it have to be the flesh of the grapefruit what a dream come true




Lanzlady

 

[Northerner]

Hi,

just wondering if drinking grapefruit juice would have the same effect or does it have to be the flesh of the grapefruit what a dream come true

Lanzlady

It applies to grapefruit juice as well, I'm afraid I think Grapefruit shouldn't be consumed for quite a few medications. I did read that you'd need to eat 400 grapefruits at one sitting to get the effect described, but there is a concentrated pill available - not sure if that is prohibited when on statins though! Where's Rachel? 🙂