Cancer patient learns herbals can interfere

nudgie
nudgie Member Posts: 1,478 Member
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1

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  • PhillieG
    PhillieG Member Posts: 4,866 Member
    No surprise
    Herbs are drugs too. That's why it's important I think to have someone who knows about this type of stuff guide you. People can OD on things like OJ even. Uranium-235 is natural too, so it tobacco. I think it's common sense. Chemo can also kill you that's why we let people who know what they are doing administer it. I guess it shows that a little information can be harmful.
    Thanks for posting though Nudgie. Some people think it's all or nothing, I think the two can possibly help each other. My Onc warned me about supplements, I think they do not know all of the potential side effects or interactions in the drugs.
    -phil
  • dixchi
    dixchi Member Posts: 431
    Sad Story
    I read an article in the Columbus Ohio Dispatch this morning
    (Associated Press article) about a woman in Tampa Florida
    who chose a natural cure with herbs and supplements instead
    of traditional chemo/surgery and is dying a horrible death
    from rectal cancer......it talked about the vast amounts
    of money spent on herbs and supplements with no
    successful results but it did support some herbs and
    supplements for control of chemo side effects; also mentioned
    how some vitamins can interrupt the effectiveness of chemo...
    sad story....
    Barbara
  • angelsbaby
    angelsbaby Member Posts: 1,165 Member
    dixchi said:

    Sad Story
    I read an article in the Columbus Ohio Dispatch this morning
    (Associated Press article) about a woman in Tampa Florida
    who chose a natural cure with herbs and supplements instead
    of traditional chemo/surgery and is dying a horrible death
    from rectal cancer......it talked about the vast amounts
    of money spent on herbs and supplements with no
    successful results but it did support some herbs and
    supplements for control of chemo side effects; also mentioned
    how some vitamins can interrupt the effectiveness of chemo...
    sad story....
    Barbara

    I saw that too
    There were a few articles on that subject It reminded me of angels death even thou he did not take the suplements he still died a horrible death. He did try that acieberry drink for about a month but he stopped that.

    michelle
  • Shayenne
    Shayenne Member Posts: 2,342

    I saw that too
    There were a few articles on that subject It reminded me of angels death even thou he did not take the suplements he still died a horrible death. He did try that acieberry drink for about a month but he stopped that.

    michelle

    My Onc...
    .....said she'd rather me not take any kind of supplements or herbs. She doesn't mind me drinking my herbal teas, I do enjoy those, but when it comes to chemo, she said she'd rather me just drink some milk for the protein, take a multivitamin, and take B complex.