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Blood Clotting RiskDr. Lucinda Grande of St. Peter Family Medicine in Washington reported in the medical journal, "The Lancet," that one of her patients suffered serious blood clotting when she started on a diet that required eating grapefruit each morning. The woman was also on Birth Control pills. Grande concluded that her patient was already at risk for clotting, and adding grapefruit to her diet compounded her problems. It disabled an important enzyme that would have metabolized the estrogen in her birth control pills. Liddle's SyndromeLiddle's Syndrome is a serious disorder characterized by over-efficient renal activity, resulting in the reabsorption of sodium that your body ordinarily would flush out. This also causes loss of potassium and loss of aldosterone. Wellness.com indicates that grapefruit in high doses can cause this condition. Aetna InteliHealth reports that grapefruit in excess can affect your potassium and aldosterone levels. Kidney StonesReports conflict as to whether grapefruit and grapefruit juice are good for kidney stones or may cause them. Aetna InteliHealth says that tests and studies have shown mixed results. Aetna warns against eating too much of this fruit or drinking too much of its juice if you are prone to kidney stones; speaking first with your physician is advised. High Blood PressureGrapefruit in high quantities might impact your body's ability to convert cortisol to cortisone, and this can affect blood pressure.heart medication
yes grapefruits come from trees.
Grapefruits usually have twelve segments.
no but a heart medication can. propranolol.
No, it is not safe to take with heart medication without consulting your doctor since it is a hair loss prevention medication it may react with your medications.
Medication for your heart pain. Or if you get heart burn or something.
Medication for your heart pain. Or if you get heart burn or something.
Medication for your heart pain. Or if you get heart burn or something.
how does the medication alendronate 70 mg affect the heart one of the side effects of this medication is severe muscle pain
According to his doctor, he was on medication for coronary artery disease.
It's a medication that affects contraction of muscle tissue, most notably the heart.
All grapefruits (red or white) have seeds unless they are sold as seedless grapefruits. Even seedless grapefruits will usually still have some small pits in them.