United Kingdom
A 19-year-old female asked:
Does drinking hot lemon water affect the combined birth control pill ?
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Dr. John Berrymananswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 56 years experience
BCP ?'s: Hot lemon water has zero effect on oral contraceptive use.
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Ukraine
A 20-year-old male asked about a 23-year-old female:
Can i crush the birth control pill and put it into water?
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Dr. Harold Fieldsanswered
Family Medicine 63 years experience
BC: No. You may change the absorption and interfere with the effectiveness of the pill.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Is lemon with hot water drink effective for weight loss?
Dr. Terri Washingtonanswered
Endocrinology 18 years experience
Not by it's self: If you are using this to replace high sugar beverages such as juice and pop then you are likely to loose weight but just drinking water with lemon by ... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
The best way to drink hot lemon water is before or after meal for weight loss? Thank you
Dr. Bernard Seifanswered
Clinical Psychology 42 years experience
Drink lemon water: before meals to activate digestive process. It will not do much to help you loose weight. Check w/your doctor and consider a low carb food plan w/pr... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
I feel like I have a cold and am 8 weeks preganant. Can I drink hot water with fresh lemon and ginger? My nose is also blocked - What can I take?
Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Yes you can: An adult can chew 1/4th ounce of raw ginger to decrease nausea but should not exceed 4 grams/day. Place thin slivers of fresh organic ginger in tea po... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
I have been reading lately on the health benefits of drinking hot water with fresh lemon juice.I have gerd, will the lemon do me more harm than good?
Dr. Randy Bakeranswered
Holistic Medicine 42 years experience
May actually help!: Many people find that drinking lemon juice actually helps GERD! However, any benefits are temporary and purely symptomatic (like the drugs that are co... Read More
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A member asked:
Can vitamin C prevent COVID? If I drink hot water with lemon, will it kill the virus?
Dr. Leslie Wynne iiianswered
39 years experience
No: No studies that I am aware of conclude that Vitamin C is effective against Covid19 infection. Likewise with lemons/hot water.
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