A member asked:

Is it safe to take garcinia cambogia while breastfeeding? is this a safe way to lose weight?

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Dr. William Simon answered

Specializes in Integrative Medicine

Breast feeding: I would be careful with taking anything while breast feeding. If the drug has a affect on you chances are there will be excretion in the breast milk and therefore have an affect on the infant. At this age you want the child to gain weight not lose, therefore I would recommend not taking the supplement until done breast feeding.

Answered 4/22/2015

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Dr. Carisa Hines answered

Specializes in Palliative Care

Garcinia Cambogia: This is from WebMD: "In 2009, the Food and Drug Administration warned everyone to stop using a weight-loss product that contained garcinia cambogia because some people taking it got serious liver problems. The product had other ingredients, too, so it's not clear that garcinia cambogia was to blame. While some research suggests the supplement is safe for your liver, other research says no."

Answered 1/22/2017

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