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Can The Use Of Lemon Juice Lower Platelet Count During Chemotherapy?

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Question : my friend told me that the use of lemon juice could lower my platlet count while i am on chemotherapy. is this true
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Answered by Dr. Ivo Ditah (18 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
This has not been established!

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.

I have never found documentation talking about lemon juice reducing platelet count. This would be new to the medical community. Could you please ask your friend to comment about the source of her claims and probably orient us to go and appraise the information for scientific validity?

Otherwise, this is most likely not true and I would encourage you to disregard this unless we have more information to think this is possible.

I wish you well with the chemotherapy. If there is anything else you want us to talk about, please let me know.
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Can The Use Of Lemon Juice Lower Platelet Count During Chemotherapy?

Brief Answer: This has not been established! Detailed Answer: Hi and thank you so much for this query. I have never found documentation talking about lemon juice reducing platelet count. This would be new to the medical community. Could you please ask your friend to comment about the source of her claims and probably orient us to go and appraise the information for scientific validity? Otherwise, this is most likely not true and I would encourage you to disregard this unless we have more information to think this is possible. I wish you well with the chemotherapy. If there is anything else you want us to talk about, please let me know.