04:13 PM, Saturday, August 05, 2023
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Watermelon is one of the distinctive fruits of summer, as it contains many vitamins and minerals necessary to cope with high temperatures, but watermelon may interact with some medications, causing a decrease in the effectiveness of these drugs and their effect, which poses a threat to the health of patients.
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In the next report, The Consulto reviews a list of medications that watermelon interacts with, according to the American Library of Medicine and Research Gate.
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Watermelon interaction with drugs
Diabetes medications
Diabetes medications may interact with bitter melon, also known as bitter melon, as it can lower blood sugar levels. Diabetes medications are used to treat low blood sugar levels. Taking bitter melon along with diabetes medications might cause your blood sugar to drop too low. According to the research published via “Research portal”.
Also read: Beware – harm caused by eating citrus fruits with medicines
Cancer medicines
It is believed that bitter melon extract interacts with pazopanib, which are drugs that are used to treat types of cancer, most notably kidney cancer. This interaction causes acute pancreatitis, as the drug interaction probability scale indicates a possible association between bitter melon and acute pancreatitis.
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The fact that watermelon interacts with medicines
The results of the published research showed that the type that interacts with drugs is bitter melon. It may cause side effects that are not positive for the body, according to the research, such as the following:
Gastrointestinal effects such as abdominal pain, diarrhea and headache in clinical trials.
Low blood sugar coma.
Atrial fibrillation of the heart associated with eating bitter melon.
People with impaired liver function.
Also read: Treats diabetes and relieves pain.. 5 unexpected benefits of bitter melon
2023-08-05 13:16:12
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