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

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[–] 108 points 2 years ago (7 children)
  • [–] [S] 75 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Not sure why anyone would troll about something like this, but also never trust random people on the internet, especially on medical advice, so.. Β―\_(ツ)_/Β―

    Thanks for adding sources

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Not sure why anyone would troll about something like this

    This and your other comments in this thread make me concerned for you. There are a LOT of real, actual, existing human beings that delusionally think that tricking someone into pregnancy against their will is a morally victorious action, by any means necessary. They don’t concern themselves with such pleasantries as β€œgood faith” statements. They are a minority of people, but not by much. Please look after yourself and don’t underestimate the evil that organized religion is capable of.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

    The article you link to does not show any effect of activated charcoal on ovulation in women who use oral contraceptives. Not saying it's a good idea to eat charcoal, but the study didn't find an effect.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Why would it have an effect on ovulation? People are saying that the charcoal prevents the body from absorbing the pill. It's also why it's used in certain cases of poisoning.

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  • [–] 60 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Had a cousin eat some spooky bread and found out the hard way what going cold turkey off her depression meds felt like. It was a rough couple days to get her back to baseline.

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  • [–] 56 points 2 years ago (21 children)

    Since when do people eat activated charcoal? Am I missing something here?

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  • [–] 52 points 2 years ago (9 children)

    It's frequently used to make food appear black. It has some legitimate uses but food shouldn't be one of them.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Do you know what Halloween is...?

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  • [–] [S] 31 points 2 years ago (3 children)
  • [–] 28 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    How does someone give birth orally??

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    this isn't medical advice, but activated charcoal pretty much absorbs everything. don't take it the same time you take a pill if you want that pill to do anything

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  • [–] 25 points 2 years ago

    And grapefruit can screw up various medicines! Not that this really applies to October. More in general.

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    There's stuff out there that can just make the pill ineffective? You'd think this would be known more widely.

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  • [–] [S] 39 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    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!

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Y'all been adding activated charcoal to your drinks? I mean, dyed sugar is the only other thing I can think of to have that same 'look' to it but still, if all my garnish options sucked I'd just pour the drink without a garnish.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    At first I thought this was about blowjobs.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    O.o. What's with the brackets around the A in aware?

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    Ok, I will try to consume less activated charcoal πŸ™„

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    I swear I'm never going near the stuff, lest I'm fully committed to giving oral birth!

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