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Originally posted by rhick rhick wrote:

I asked my doc about this a while ago, and she said that you'd actually have to consume enormous quantities of vitamin C (as in, eat nothing but oranges!) before it would compromise the pill and not to worry about it. She also said the reason they say no grapefruit is that grapefruit has a particular enzyme in it that interferes with the absorbtion of the hormones in the pill into the blood from the digestive tract.
But obviously every doctor has different views on this, so who knows!?!


*ahem* what about 2-3 pieces of fruit, yoghurt and a vit C tablet all taken in the same 10 mins as each other and the pill?

Split them up today and I'm feeling oh so much better! Another thing learnt LOL
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