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

  • Hello_there
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    192 months ago

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

    • @[email protected]OP
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      392 months ago

      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!

        • peopleproblems
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          152 months 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.

    • 🐍🩶🐢
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      12 months 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…