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If you are taking herbs and vitamins, in any form, and you are scheduled for surgery, here is something you might want to consider.
For those of you who are taking vitamin supplements or herbal extracts ( this includes all herbal teas and baths) on a regular basis, if you know that you are going to have surgery, try very hard to not take your vitamins or herbs at least 2 weeks before your surgery date.
It is amazing how long certain vitamins, such as E can stay in the system. The same with herbs, many herbs can still be in your system for weeks, even if you are not taking them all the time and even if you are not taking a lot of any one herb or vitamin.
In any surgery, you are going to have antibiotics and pain medication, and the last thing you need is more trouble. The herbs and vitamins will fight the antibiotics and pain medication.
Use this same timing after surgery, as well. In fact, Don't go back on your schedule of vitamins and herbs after your surgery until two weeks AFTER your very last dose of pain medication and /or your last dose of antibiotics.
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Sounds odd that vitamins and herbs would be a trouble issue for medication? Are they not plant or natural based? If so they shouldn't be an issue?
Posted by James Brookins on January 10, 2012 at 10:35 PM EST #
Thank you fro reading my blog and your comment!
While herbs are plant based and natural, medication and antibotics, etc are not. It stands to reason that when we try to mix natual substances and chemicals together that adverse reactions are next. Anyone who has taken chemistry in high school can probably relate to this.
Without going into detail here on LH, I suggest that you read my two blogs previously written on THE DANGERERS OF HERBS AND MEDICATIONS. Also, there are several articles on the internet such as web.med and others that will help explain which herbs and drugs counterinteract.
Posted by Elaynn on January 11, 2012 at 07:28 AM EST #