Rien, You should still not eat the grapefruits, even after 8 hours. The problem is not with absorption of gleevec into the bloodstream, but with the metabolism of gleevec. Grapefruit juice, sections, extracts, etc. can cause elevation of the Gleevec in the bloodstream by inhibiting its metabolism. Everyone's body handles drugs differently, but I have given grapefruit up completely. Not happily mind you, it has always been a favorite. But, it's a small price of admission....
Bob On Apr 8, 5:19 am, rien jonkers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear friends, > > As we all know, grapefruits and glivec are not a very good combination. The > specialists suggested that I should eat a grapefruit everyday after ny colon > cancer, and it can just be autosuggestion, but I thought it was good for me > eating these fruits. Of course I stopped this when I found out on this site > (my specialst never told me) that you better avoid eating them. > I have been informed that after 8 hours the glivec should be in your blood. > Will it still be forbidden to eat grapefruits after these 8 hours??? > It is a tiny and not important thing, but I would like to know! > Thanks, > > Rien > > --------------------------------- > You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster > Total Access, No Cost. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To post to this group, send email to CMLHope@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
