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Dangers of fruit juice

(11 Posts)
Marmight Wed 16-Jul-14 09:24:47

Apart from its appearance - especially when cut in half - so far as I am concerned the Kiwi has nothing in its favour grin

annodomini Wed 16-Jul-14 09:18:50

My statins blurb says to avoid grapefruit juice so it's just as well that I don't like it.

Gagagran Wed 16-Jul-14 09:15:28

Kiwi fruits hurt my salivary glands so I avoid them.

suebailey1 Wed 16-Jul-14 08:44:25

Incidentally I thought you might like to know that kiwis make my sisters ears itch!smile

suebailey1 Wed 16-Jul-14 08:43:44

DH was told no grapefruit with his current statin (the one before was Ok0 so we switched to Kiwi fruit for breakfast- we stopped juice long ago in favour of fresh fruit at breakfast - less sugar.

absent Tue 15-Jul-14 23:56:07

Following Mr absent's recovery from a mild stroke, I started writing a spoof murder story with grapefruit as the lethal weapon (all victims having high blood pressure and therefore taking statins). But when I asked his consultant about this idea, he reckoned the quantities of grapefruit required would make it extremely impractical. Shame - I thought I had come up with a unique plan.

FlicketyB Tue 15-Jul-14 21:48:39

According to this site grapefruit juice should not be drunk with at least 85 different drugs for a wide variety of conditions. Many are listed on this site

www.nhs.uk/news/2012/11November/Pages/Prescription-pills-and-grapefruit-a-deadly-mix.aspx

FlicketyB Tue 15-Jul-14 21:48:27

According to this site grapefruit juice should not be drunk with at least 85 different drugs for a wide variety of conditions. Many are listed on this site

www.nhs.uk/news/2012/11November/Pages/Prescription-pills-and-grapefruit-a-deadly-mix.aspx

Deedaa Tue 15-Jul-14 21:17:56

I stopped drinking grapefruit juice when I statred taking Statins. I did have trouble stopping them serving me grapefruit juice before my meals when I was in hospital. When I told them I couldn't have it because of the statins I was greeted with blank looks and heavy sighs. They did change it to orange juice though!

jinglbellsfrocks Tue 15-Jul-14 21:17:16

Yes. There is a hay fever tablet that you mustn't have grapefruit with.

thatbags Tue 15-Jul-14 21:09:26

Apparently fruit juice for breakfast can be dicey if you are on certain prescribed drugs, such as statins.