When we posted last July about the risk of eating grapefruit when taking certain medications and the potential link to breast cancer in post-menopausal women, we recevied quite a bit of feedback.
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Mainly, readers wanted to better understand the estrogen effect. After reading more about grapefruit's interaction with different medications, we thought we'd pass along the following:
First, the compounds in grapefruit can interfere with enzymes in the body that break down estrogen-progestin products and other drugs. (It's estimated that grapefruit interacts with over 60% of orally administered drugs.)
Second, if you are taking a estradiol type drug (orally) for menopausal symptoms, consult your physician. Because grapefruit can interfere with the breakdown of estrogen type drugs, the drug's effect can be greatly pronounced in the body--meaning that the dosage actually received can be multiplied.
Third, if the body does in fact receive a higher than intended estrogen dose, risks of blood clots and other "bad" side effects can materialize. It has been established that "serum estrogen concentration is associated with postmenopausal breast cancer risk". Click this link to read more.
Fourth, one potential solution is using a skin patch, which bypasses the whole digestive process that grapefruit impacts.
While these studies are relatively new and grapefruit's impact/link to breast cancer is still being investigated, any postmenopausal woman should consult her physician if grapefruit is on the daily menu.
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