This autumn fruit and 8 kinds of medicines are ＂sworn enemies＂, and eating together is equivalent to ＂taking poison＂! Be sure to tell your family!
It’s grapefruit season again! Sweet and sour grapefruit is undoubtedly the main fruit in autumn and winter, and it is also very delicious when squeezed into juice. Although grapefruit is good, not everyone can eat it, especially some people who are taking medicine! In the eyes of doctors, grapefruit, especially grapefruit, and many drugs are "enemies" and even regarded as "public enemies of drugs". Eating grapefruit after taking medicine may turn the medicine for treating diseases into "poison"! Studies abroad have found that taking one tablet of statins with grapefruit juice is equivalent to taking 12 ~15 tablets of statins with water. What common drugs in life are the "bitter rivals" of grapefruit? What are the benefits of eating grapefruit when you don’t take medicine? Xiaobian, this will take you to learn more!
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Grapefruit and 8 kinds of drugs are "sworn enemies"
The following common drugs should be avoided with grapefruit, especially grapefruit:
1. lipid-lowering drugs
Atorvastatin, simvastatin, etc. taken together with grapefruit may cause rhabdomyolysis such as myalgia, myasthenia and muscle swelling, and 30% patients with rhabdomyolysis will have acute renal failure.
2. antihypertensive drugs
Antihypertensive drugs, especially calcium antagonists, such as nifedipine, amlodipine and lacidipine, should not be taken with grapefruit to avoid dizziness, palpitation, fatigue and angina pectoris.
3. Anti-allergic drugs
Terfenadine, an antiallergic drug, can’t be eaten with grapefruit.
The journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics reported that a 29-year-old male patient suffered from allergic rhinitis and took terfenadine orally twice a day for more than a year. The patient also had the habit of drinking grapefruit juice at least two or three times a week. One day, after drinking 2 cups of grapefruit juice, I was working in the field and suddenly felt unwell. I stumbled into the house and fell to the ground, and soon died. The autopsy report showed that the patient died of terfenadine poisoning. Because he didn’t take any other drugs that affected the metabolism of terfenadine, it was inferred that the cause of death was related to grapefruit.
4. Antiarrhythmic drugs
Amiodarone, quinidine and grapefruit can cause torsade de pointes and endanger life.
5. Sedative hypnotics
Diazepam, midazolam and other drugs taken with grapefruit can increase the incidence of dizziness and drowsiness, especially for aerial workers and drivers during medication.
6. Antianxiety drugs
Taking buspirone together with grapefruit can affect the curative effect of the drug.
7. Contraceptive pills
A foreign study shows that if women who take birth control pills eat grapefruit after sex, or drink grapefruit juice for a short time before and after taking birth control pills, the risk of pregnancy will be greatly increased.
8. Others
Immunosuppressants, antibacterial drugs erythromycin and moxifloxacin, antiepileptic drugs carbamazepine, antiretroviral drugs saquinavir and indinavir will also interact with grapefruit juice.
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Look at these before taking the medicine.
People who are taking the above drugs, it is best not to eat grapefruit or drink grapefruit juice, especially grapefruit. Read the instructions carefully before taking the medicine or consult a doctor.
It is worth noting that citrus fruits and juices have similar effects, so it is best not to eat a lot during taking the medicine.
The metabolic pathways and proportions of different drugs are different. In order to ensure the safety of medication, it is recommended to take grapefruit after 72 hours.
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Eating grapefruit when not taking medicine is good for metabolism.
Grapefruit interacts with drugs, but for people who don’t need to take drugs every day, eating grapefruit often can gain the following health benefits:
Step 1 control your weight
Pomelo has high water content and low energy, which is less than half of that of bananas, and its fiber content is high, which makes it easy to feel full and suitable for people who need to lose weight.
2. Steady blood sugar
Grapefruit has a glycemic index (GI) of only 25, which is a low GI fruit. You don’t have to worry about the soaring blood sugar when eating with meals.
Step 3 supplement vitamin C.
The vitamin C content of grapefruit is 23 mg /100 g, which is similar to that of lemon (22 mg /100 g). But lemon is too sour to eat in chunks like grapefruit. Eating 350 grams of grapefruit every day can get 80.5 milligrams of vitamin C, which is 80.5% of the daily recommended amount. It can be said that it is excellent in vitamin C supplementation.
4. Prevention of cardiovascular diseases
Flavonoids in red meat honey pomelo are beneficial to prevent cardiovascular diseases. Carotene and lycopene are recognized as strong antioxidants, which help to improve the body’s ability to prevent diseases. Grapefruit in the market has red and white pulp. Most of the white ones are traditional Guanxi honey pomelo, while the red-fleshed honey pomelo is a mutant of Guanxi honey pomelo.
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Pay attention to the following points when choosing grapefruit.
Looking at the shape, the drop-shaped grapefruit is the best: a good grapefruit is sharp in shape and wide at the bottom, like a tumbler or a drop-shaped grapefruit.
Touch the peel and pick the smooth skin: a good grapefruit skin is smooth, detailed and shiny. You can also press the peel. If it is not easy to press it, it means that the pulp is tight.
When you weigh it, the heavy grapefruit tastes good: the heavy grapefruit of the same size means more water and better taste.
Generally speaking, grapefruit and many drugs are "opposite", but for people who don’t take medicine, eating grapefruit often is a good choice to keep healthy.
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Original title: "This autumn fruit and 8 kinds of medicines are" sworn enemies ",and eating together is equivalent to" taking poison "! Be sure to tell your family! 》
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