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Once you have started your period will drinking lemon in hot water stop it?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler
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Psychiatry 27 years experience
Lemons: Lemons are rumored to prevent your period, induce your period, slow your period, stop your period ; lighten your period. I have not found any studies to support these claims. If anyone has seen scientific literature to the contrary – i would be interested.
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