420
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

ID: tis the season to remember that activated charcoal can render oral birth control ineffective

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] [email protected] 39 points 8 months ago

There are several. Grapefruit is another example that comes to mind.

And I agree, these things should be much more widely known. But now you know!

[-] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago

Grapefruit has bad interactions with a lot of medications for some reason

[-] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago

It has a chemical that is a potent CYP3A4 inhibitor - it basically turns off the enzyme that metabolizes a good chunk of medicines.

Earl grey tea has it too.

this post was submitted on 06 Oct 2024
420 points (98.8% liked)

Spooky ๐Ÿ‘ป Halloween ๐ŸŽƒ Dark ๐Ÿฆ‡ Horror ๐Ÿ”ช Memes

1681 readers
1 users here now

In this /c/, we call home
Everyone hail to the pumpkin song!

All year round!

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS