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submitted 1 month ago by ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works to c/spooky_memes@lemmy.world

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ID: tis the season to remember that activated charcoal can render oral birth control ineffective

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[–] Hello_there@fedia.io 19 points 1 month ago (2 children)

There's stuff out there that can just make the pill ineffective? You'd think this would be known more widely.

[–] ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works 39 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There are several. Grapefruit is another example that comes to mind.

And I agree, these things should be much more widely known. But now you know!

[–] QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Grapefruit has bad interactions with a lot of medications for some reason

[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

It has a chemical that is a potent CYP3A4 inhibitor - it basically turns off the enzyme that metabolizes a good chunk of medicines.

Earl grey tea has it too.

[–] jadedwench@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Another big one is antibiotics. I can tell you that none of my doctors when I lived in Texas mentioned it. It just slips their mind...