I'm scouring various boards trying to find an answer to this - does anyone know if taking milk thistle will make the pill ineffective?
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Thread: milk thistle & the pill
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12-12-2003, 10:47 AM #1Registered User
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milk thistle & the pill
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12-16-2003, 01:19 PM #2sexy is as sexy does
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I dunno about milk thistle...all I ever heard was stay away from ginseng and gingko if you're on the pill..
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12-24-2003, 04:38 PM #3Registered User
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I am not 100% sure, but I can not imagine that it would affect it in any way.
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12-25-2003, 02:27 AM #4
Depends on which BC pill you're referring to. Milk thistle increases liver enzymes that break down and can make oral drugs less effective. While this is good for your liver, it generally does not help any oral drugs you might take.
If the BC pill you're taking is methylated, then probably you wouldn't want to take milk thistle. Otherwise, you would probably be fine. Might ask your doctor about drug interactions with silymarin though.
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