Table of Contents
1. Red grapefruit
2. Banana
3. Durian
4. Apple
5. Grapes
6. Pineapple
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Eating fruit is often considered good for health because it contains
vitamins
what the body needs.
However, there are conditions and types
fruit
which should not be eaten after taking medication for certain reasons.
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One of them is because the combination of fruit and medication can result in interactions and have the potential to increase or decrease drug levels in the blood.
In fact, in some cases, medicine and fruit are not allowed to be eaten together, if it is violated and we continue to consume them, it can cause dangerous side effects.
Therefore, it is important to know what fruit should not be eaten together with medicine.Compiling various sources, here are the fruits that should not be eaten after taking medication
1. Red grapefruit
Red grapefruit is one of the fruits that should not be eaten after taking medication, as quoted on the page
WebMD
.
The reason is, red grapefruit can change the way cells in the intestine absorb and transport drugs into the body.
For example, drugs such as fexofenadine (Allegra) for allergies that have been taken will become less effective after eating red grapefruit.On the other hand, other drugs that have been taken can be too strong, one example is cholesterol-lowering drugs such as atorvastatin.
Apart from that, it is also claimed that grapefruit can cause problems if mixed with anti-anxiety drugs.Therefore, you should avoid consuming grapefruit after taking these medications.
2. Banana
Added from the page
AARP
,
Bananas are a fruit that should not be eaten after taking medication, especially since the medication consumed is an ACE inhibitor type of blood-lowering medication.
The reason is, bananas are a fruit that is high in potassium, so if potassium levels in the body are too high it can cause heart problems.
3. Durian
Durian fruit contains methanol, ethanol, and even sulfur.These various ingredients can cause harm if eaten after taking medication.
If we look specifically, the potential dangers include people suffering from ulcers, hypertension and diabetes.The reason is that durian should not be eaten after taking medicine because it can interfere with the absorption of the medicine.
4. Apple
Apples can increase blood sugar levels if someone consumes them frequently.If combined with diabetes medication for a short period of time, the effect of the medication will be reduced.
Several sources say that at least a 4 hour time span is needed between taking the drug and the apple to avoid interactions occurring.
5. Grapes
Grapes are claimed to be able to destroy the contents of drugs such as migraine drugs, diabetes drugs, antidepressant drugs, and even blood thinning drugs.If eaten after taking medication, the various effects of the medication that should be produced cannot be absorbed by the intestines.
6. Pineapple
Pineapple is a fruit that should not be eaten after taking certain medications because it has side effects.One of them is because pineapple contains bromelain.
Some side effects that can occur when eating pineapple after taking medication include increasing the absorption of antibiotics when used together with amoxicillin or disrupting the blood clotting process if used together with blood thinning drugs.
Those are six fruits that you should not eat after taking medication that you need to pay attention to.Hopefully this information can be useful.
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