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Why Can Not Someone Eat Grapefruit During Blood Thinner Medication ?

On blood-thinner medication it specifically says, do not eat grapefruit...
Wed, 16 Dec 2009
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Grapefruit interferes with the breakdown of Warfarin, the blood thinner medication. If Warfarin is not broken down and high levels accumulate in the body, then the person can bleed to death because they will be unable to clot their blood
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Why Can Not Someone Eat Grapefruit During Blood Thinner Medication ?

Grapefruit interferes with the breakdown of Warfarin, the blood thinner medication. If Warfarin is not broken down and high levels accumulate in the body, then the person can bleed to death because they will be unable to clot their blood