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Drug Nutrient Interactions
The FDA hasn't approved hydrazine yet. It is used in Russia to fight cancer and is available without a prescription. The full name is Hydrazine Sulfate. If you can't find it, don't worry. I posted my request in other areas so I'm sure I'll get a response either way.
That is about what I had guessed (experimental or folk medicine) since I couldn't find the drug listed in drug references and Bovril and Marmite (see next questions) were only available in England. I do understand your mom's need to find something that works.
Your mom needs to find out about side effects of non-approved medicines or their interference with other prescribed medications. I would suggest she discuss this with her doctor as drugs can interfere with each other's effectiveness. My mom just started taking hydrazine sulfate today for her cancer. It says not to eat anything with Bovril or Marmite as they will counteract the medicine and make it useless. It is extremely URGENT that I find out what foods contain these two ingredients and what exactly they are.
Also, do you know if they go by any other names so I can look for them in the ingredients on food labels? Thanks so much!! Hydrazine sulfate was not listed in any of the drug nutrient references I had. Perhaps you misspelled the name of the drug or is this classified as a nutritional supplement. Is this medicine available in the US or the UK (England, Scotland or Wales)?
Because I am not familiar with Bovril or Marmite, I went off searching the food science and nutrition books and journals I have as well as on the Net. I did not find any reference to either of these substances in the extensive reference books or journals I have. I did find a web site that said Bovril flavor is available in Liverpool. If that is true (don't know) and you are in the US, I wouldn't worry unless your mom imports this flavor from the UK. What is the correct name of the drug? Copy it exactly off the bottle and then e-mail me back. Then I can research any drug - nutrient interaction further. I could only find hydralazine, which is prescribed, for high blood pressure and heart failure. My Mom is currently on medication that can possibly cause liver damage. I'm trying to cook as fat free as possible, but I'm not too sure about what kind of foods she should be taking and how they should be prepared. She also loves spicy foods such as Indian. Could you please advise me as to what and how I should be preparing her meals. Thank you very much.
I'm not sure your mom needs a fat free diet. Low fat may be all right. What medication is she taking? Has she seen a Registered Dietitian for nutritional advice?
A healthy diet planned with low fat foods (25% of her daily calories) using the Food Guide Pyramid would be best. See the Food Guide Pyramid topic for the recommended number of servings per day. Choose many different foods from the milk, meat, grain, dairy, fruit and vegetable groups. Whether she can have sweets or desserts depends on her overall health status. Limit fats and oils. Any spices should be all right, but that depends on the drug your mom is taking as some spices can interfere. Indian foods that are spicy would be fine as long as they are not high fat. She can probably eat more foods than you might think. The only omitted substance would be alcohol including liquor, wine and beer . While liver removes alcohol from the blood, fats from the diet accumulate in the liver. This diverts the liver from its important job of processing carbohydrate, fats and storing vitamins. I'm 26 years old, 5'10" tall (medium body frame) and weigh 190 lb. I'm overweight by 40 lb. I've tried all types of diet products, fad diets and exercises. I would like to regain my youthful weight of 150 lb. and be happy again. Also, what are the effects of weight gain-taking Depo-Provera (sp.)? Any advice given, is greatly appreciated.
Depo Provera is an progesterone contraceptive that can be injected every three months or taken orally every day. Weight gain is common because water retention and bloating are side effects. You may experience decreased absorption of some vitamins and you should increase your intake of vitamin C, folic acid (folacin), calcium, magnesium, vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), riboflavin (B2) and zinc.
Your healthy body weight is 135 to 165 pounds. Try reducing calories (500 calories less per day) and fat (30% calories from fat) while adding an exercise program. Weight bearing exercise will decrease calcium losses from bone, decrease body fat and increase muscle mass. I take Dipentum for ulcerative colitis. What nutrients are being effected by this drug?
Dipentum is an anti-inflammatory drug prescribed for colitis. I checked with drug-nutrient interaction references and PDR and cannot find any negative nutrient problems.
My boyfriend is taking a pill called Parnate and his doctor gave him a list of foods not to eat. Can't he even have a little colby cheese or chocolate? Some of his most favorite foods were cut out.
The pill he is on is called a MAO inhibitor (monoamine oxidase). It is an antidepressant. The diet his doctor probably gave him was tyramine restricted.
The tyramine-free diet is necessary because foods high in tyramine combined with Parnate or other MAO inhibitors could cause a sudden increase in blood pressure. He must follow the diet strictly while on the medication. A tyramine-free diet specifically eliminates not only colby cheese and chocolate, but also other aged or ripened cheeses, Chianti and red wines, pickled herring, chicken livers, brewers yeast, beer, broad beans, canned figs, licorice, over-ripe bananas or avocados and fermented sausages. He should follow his doctor's diet prescription. The medication may be used for a limited time. It is not worth risking a sudden increase of blood pressure during his treatment. |
