Comments on: A grapefruit in the oven – does grapefruit juice negate the contraceptive pill? http://eccentricscientist.wordpress.com/2006/10/11/a-grapefruit-in-the-oven-does-grapefruit-juice-negate-the-contraceptive-pill/ Science stories, experiments and research results Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:50:31 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Margery Bilal http://eccentricscientist.wordpress.com/2006/10/11/a-grapefruit-in-the-oven-does-grapefruit-juice-negate-the-contraceptive-pill/#comment-3827 Margery Bilal Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:19:53 +0000 http://eccentricscientist.wordpress.com/2006/10/11/a-grapefruit-in-the-oven-does-grapefruit-juice-negate-the-contraceptive-pill/#comment-3827 Hello, I just now found this site whilst browsing around online as I'm looking for some material on wall ovens!. It is a very interesting website so I bookmarked this site and I intend to come back tomorrow to allow more time for a proper read when I'm more free. Hello, I just now found this site whilst browsing around online as I’m looking for some material on wall ovens!. It is a very interesting website so I bookmarked this site and I intend to come back tomorrow to allow more time for a proper read when I’m more free.

]]> By: Heartburn Home Remedy http://eccentricscientist.wordpress.com/2006/10/11/a-grapefruit-in-the-oven-does-grapefruit-juice-negate-the-contraceptive-pill/#comment-3805 Heartburn Home Remedy Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:02:50 +0000 http://eccentricscientist.wordpress.com/2006/10/11/a-grapefruit-in-the-oven-does-grapefruit-juice-negate-the-contraceptive-pill/#comment-3805 If you want to see a reader's feedback :) , I rate this article for 4/5. Detailed info, but I have to go to that damn msn to find the missed pieces. Thanks, anyway! If you want to see a reader’s feedback :) , I rate this article for 4/5. Detailed info, but I have to go to that damn msn to find the missed pieces. Thanks, anyway!

]]> By: eccentricscientist http://eccentricscientist.wordpress.com/2006/10/11/a-grapefruit-in-the-oven-does-grapefruit-juice-negate-the-contraceptive-pill/#comment-11 eccentricscientist Thu, 12 Oct 2006 02:23:25 +0000 http://eccentricscientist.wordpress.com/2006/10/11/a-grapefruit-in-the-oven-does-grapefruit-juice-negate-the-contraceptive-pill/#comment-11 I read about the other interactions - it's strange how something that seems so benign can have such effects. It makes me wonder what other foods we regularly consume that we never think to tell our doctor about (Oh, by the way doctor, I just bought a litre of milk). I particularly picked the pill out as I know that in New Zealand doctors have been advising against grapefruit juice with oral contraceptives but I had never heard of anyone being warned in Australia. I read about the other interactions – it’s strange how something that seems so benign can have such effects. It makes me wonder what other foods we regularly consume that we never think to tell our doctor about (Oh, by the way doctor, I just bought a litre of milk). I particularly picked the pill out as I know that in New Zealand doctors have been advising against grapefruit juice with oral contraceptives but I had never heard of anyone being warned in Australia.

]]> By: Ian http://eccentricscientist.wordpress.com/2006/10/11/a-grapefruit-in-the-oven-does-grapefruit-juice-negate-the-contraceptive-pill/#comment-10 Ian Thu, 12 Oct 2006 02:12:12 +0000 http://eccentricscientist.wordpress.com/2006/10/11/a-grapefruit-in-the-oven-does-grapefruit-juice-negate-the-contraceptive-pill/#comment-10 I did a radio feature on this a few years ago! Because grapefruit interferes with cytochrome P-450, it can also interfere with many other medications. There are a few cases on record of it being life-threatening for a heart patient. Of course if you were drinking or eating grapefruit when your drug dose was safely established by your doctor, then suddenly stopping the grapefruit will also upset the level of pharameceuticals in your body, with potentially nasty effects. My podcast for this is at <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeresWhy/~5/30592899/Grapefruit.mp3" rel="nofollow">http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeresWhy/~5/30592899/Grapefruit.mp3</a> I did a radio feature on this a few years ago! Because grapefruit interferes with cytochrome P-450, it can also interfere with many other medications. There are a few cases on record of it being life-threatening for a heart patient.

Of course if you were drinking or eating grapefruit when your drug dose was safely established by your doctor, then suddenly stopping the grapefruit will also upset the level of pharameceuticals in your body, with potentially nasty effects.

My podcast for this is at http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeresWhy/~5/30592899/Grapefruit.mp3

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