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Why is it bad to eat grapefruit on birth control??
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Estrogen: Grapefruit juice alters how the body absorbs many drugs, For birth control pills it could cause increased side effects or elevate your estrogen level. Increased estrogen is thought to be a risk factor for breast cancer.
Answered 3/12/2016
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Increases estrogen: Birth control regulates hormones, especially estrogens. If one eats grapefruit on birth control, it may increase estrogen levels in the blood. The increase in estrogen levels in the blood may cause higher blood pressure, depression, headache, bloating, weight gain, and possibly blood clots.
Answered 5/17/2016
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