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Is It Safe To Drink Lemon Water After Taking Levothyroxine?
I have heard that drinking hot water in the morning with about a 1/4 lemon (squeezed into the water then put the lemon in as well) is good for you. However, I also take a low dose of Levothyroxine in the morning and know that I shouldn't eat anything (or drink coffee?) for at least 30 min. Should I also hold off on drinking the lemon water?
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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There is no direct interaction between lemon juice and levothyroxine. So you can take it together but I would like to advise against this because
1 you are on low dose thyroxine, so small interference can affect the outcome
2 lemon juice or water will dilute the levothyroxine in stomach, so absorption will be little less.
So its better if you take lemon water with half an hour gap.
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There is no direct interaction between lemon juice and levothyroxine. So you can take it together but I would like to advise against this because
1 you are on low dose thyroxine, so small interference can affect the outcome
2 lemon juice or water will dilute the levothyroxine in stomach, so absorption will be little less.
So its better if you take lemon water with half an hour gap.
I hope my reply will help you. Please write to us for more questions. I wish you good health. Kindly rate this reply. Thanks
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