Guest guest Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 Grapefruit is good for hepatitis patients but it does interact with some medications so caution should be used . I love grapefruit juice and just the fruit itself .. grapefruit So, is it recommended to eat grape fruit if you have hep c? I know itinteracts with some meds, and the only med I am on is remeron(mirtazapine) and it does not seem to interact with that. Do manypeople eat it, or drink it here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 So do I, especially the Texas Rubies!!Sharon in NW Washington Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but about how to dance in the rain. grapefruitSo, is it recommended to eat grape fruit if you have hep c? I know itinteracts with some meds, and the only med I am on is remeron(mirtazapine) and it does not seem to interact with that. Do manypeople eat it, or drink it here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 Oh they are my fav's also , but hard to get here ..lol grapefruit So, is it recommended to eat grape fruit if you have hep c? I know itinteracts with some meds, and the only med I am on is remeron(mirtazapine) and it does not seem to interact with that. Do manypeople eat it, or drink it here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 well as long as you are not taking any medication that it might interfere with it and you enjoy drinking it, go ahead,, samanthascott23 wrote: So, is it recommended to eat grape fruit if you have hep c? I know itinteracts with some meds, and the only med I am on is remeron(mirtazapine) and it does not seem to interact with that. Do manypeople eat it, or drink it here? Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 I have never drank it before, but I will if it is good for hepatitis! Thanks for your replies! Sorry for so many questions over the last few days, I just want to find out as much information as I can about hep c, as I never gave a thought to having it before, but realised I don't want to play with it anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 Okay, thanks for clarifying that. I didn't think it would cure it ( i wish!), but I thought there was some research on it that states " Grapefruit Compound May Help Combat Hepatitis C Infection " . Any thoughts on this? I have never drank it before, but I will if it is good for hepatitis! > Thanks for your replies! > Sorry for so many questions over the last few days, I just want to > find out as much information as I can about hep c, as I never gave a > thought to having it before, but realised I don't want to play with it > anymore. > > > > > > > Jackie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 Yes, I eat grapefruit and drink grapefruit juice. I get the ruby reds, *but I am so close to Texas, I could spit hard and hit Texas. I do feel better when I am eating my grapefruits. Love Janetsamanthascott23 wrote: So, is it recommended to eat grape fruit if you have hep c? I know itinteracts with some meds, and the only med I am on is remeron(mirtazapine) and it does not seem to interact with that. Do manypeople eat it, or drink it here? "There are souls in this world that have the gift of finding joy everywhere and of leaving it behind them when they go" Frederick Faber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 I love ruby reds,, they are my favorite,, but I dont think they will cure our hep,, LOLJanet wrote: Yes, I eat grapefruit and drink grapefruit juice. I get the ruby reds, *but I am so close to Texas, I could spit hard and hit Texas. I do feel better when I am eating my grapefruits. Love Janetsamanthascott23 <samanthascott23hotmail> wrote: So, is it recommended to eat grape fruit if you have hep c? I know itinteracts with some meds, and the only med I am on is remeron(mirtazapine) and it does not seem to interact with that. Do manypeople eat it, or drink it here? "There are souls in this world that have the gift of finding joy everywhere and of leaving it behind them when they go" Frederick Faber Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 I read that grapefruit may help combat hep c here http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080204124110.htm I have never > drank it before, but I will if it is good for hepatitis! > > Thanks for your replies! > > Sorry for so many questions over the last few days, I just want to > > find out as much information as I can about hep c, as I never gave a > > thought to having it before, but realised I don't want to play with it > > anymore. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jackie > > > > > > > > > Jackie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 Yes, that is what I read. I didn't read this msg before posting the link, but this was the article I was referring to. I wish a cure was as easy as drinking simple fruit juice! > > Ok, now that you said that, I went and researched it and found this article,, is this what you are talking about??? Well it 'may' have some connection but I dont believe that there is any real proof that it does anything in the human body,, remember what they can do in a petri dish is different than what our human bodies do with stuff,, I think this is MORE RELATED to cholesterol too,, maybe I misread it, but it sounds like they are tieing this to chol and how that may help hep c,, > Grapefruit Compound May Help Combat Hepatitis C Infection ScienceDaily (Feb. 4, 2008) — A compound that naturally occurs in grapefruit and other citrus fruits may be able to block the secretion of hepatitis C virus (HCV) from infected cells, a process required to maintain chronic infection. A team of researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Engineering in Medicine (MGH-CEM) report that HCV is bound to very low-density lipoprotein (vLDL, a so-called " bad " cholesterol) when it is secreted from liver cells and that the viral secretion required to pass infection to other cells may be blocked by the common flavonoid naringenin. > > --------------------------------- > See also: > > > > > > > Jackie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Maybe the grapefruit is good for the liver the way cranberry juice is good for the intestines ? Hope so, except many meds for cholestorol prohibit graperuit juice...dont' know why. By the way, folks Im SIX MONTHS virus free. Yahoo:) And this last treatment was only 24 weeks with the experimental protease inhibitor combined with interferon and riba. The first time I treated for the full 48 weeks with only riba and interferon and relapsed within a month. So who knows, maybe this Vertex is valuable. I hope you're doing better Eliz - and took care of those chest pains. Have a great day, all. Ann I have never > drank it before, but I will if it is good for hepatitis! > > Thanks for your replies! > > Sorry for so many questions over the last few days, I just want to > > find out as much information as I can about hep c, as I never gave a > > thought to having it before, but realised I don't want to play with it > > anymore. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jackie > > > > > > > > > Jackie > > > > > > > > > Jackie > > > > > > > Jackie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Ann, that's very good news! Congrats! Yes, the struggle IS worth it! I'm especially happy to see that the Vertex-950 seemed to make a big difference. That's what I'm waiting for, if all else goes well. Great update for you and for all of us. > > > Maybe the grapefruit is good for the liver the way cranberry juice is > good for the intestines ? Hope so, except many meds for cholestorol > prohibit graperuit juice...dont' know why. > > By the way, folks Im SIX MONTHS virus free. Yahoo:) And this last > treatment was only 24 weeks with the experimental protease inhibitor > combined with interferon and riba. The first time I treated for the > full 48 weeks with only riba and interferon and relapsed within a > month. So who knows, maybe this Vertex is valuable. > > I hope you're doing better Eliz - and took care of those chest pains. > > Have a great day, all. Ann > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 The only people who should be afraid of grapefruit are transplant recipients. Grapefruit totally destroys the effects of the anti-rejection meds that we take.Steve... Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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