Grapefruit ?

[Anniewoz1]

Hi everyone

Just wondering if I can still eat grapefruit now I’m taking levothyroxine?

Many thanks

[researcherUK]

Grapefruit juice may slightly delay the absorption of levothyroxine, but it seems to have only a minor effect on its bioavailability. Accordingly, the clinical relevance of the grapefruit juice-levothyroxine interaction is likely to be small.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

Moderation is key! A study investigated the consumption of 200 mL of grapefruit juice three times daily for only two days, and results showed a 10 percent decline in the absorption of levothyroxine due to grapefruit consumption.

livestrong.com/article/5215...

Perhaps having one grapefruit every now then will not make a difference if taken a few hours away from thyroxine.

[Anniewoz1 in reply to researcherUK]

Thanks for taking the time to reply researcheruk

Happy I can still enjoy the occasional grapefruit 😉

[researcherUK in reply to Anniewoz1]

You are most welcome! Enjoy!

[Fruitandnutcase]

I have always had half of a pink grapefruit for breakfast and continued to do that even when I was taking thyroxine as part of my block and replace treatment.

I used to take my levo very early on when I was in bed then wait for an hour and a half or so and have the grapefruit at breakfast time. I don’t think it made any difference to anything.

[Anniewoz1 in reply to Fruitandnutcase]

Thank you 😊