A 28-year-old female asked:
can you take milk thistle supplement whilst breastfeeding?
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Dr. Tony Ho answered
13 years experience Infectious Disease
See below: Supplements during breast feeding are generally a bad idea, considering they don't have the same safety testing rigor as regular drugs. That being said, the limited data for milk thistle suggests against any presence in breast milk; on the flip side, there is no solid data that suggests it helps with milk production either. If it doesn't work, why continue to take it and risk harm?
Answered on Apr 3, 2013
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