You know you're too emotional when....

**catnapper** · 12-01-2008, 08:51 PM

You sit in a doctor's office BAWLING over the fact that your new medicine interacts with grapefruit.

I'm switching meds again. This new med can not be taken with grapfruit. I eat a grapefruit every night. Its one of my nightly rituals where I relax and wind down. I had no idea how much I enjoyed this ritual until I heard I can't have it any more. So I sat and cried like a baby.

Then I went to work, laughing with my coworkers at my stupid over-reaction.... and proceeded to cry during my retelling of the tale.

Sooooooo.... what am I to replace my nightly retual with? Oranges? Grapes (hey, its half the name of the fruit I can't have!) Oh goodness... nothing will match grapefruit. Its a wonderfruit. Antioxidants, lowers blood sugar, raises metabolism, all sorts of good things in one wonderful fruit.

**Karen** · 12-01-2008, 08:56 PM

Try oranges! Or is all citrus forbidden?

**Hellow** · 12-01-2008, 08:58 PM

Grapes pwn. They have natural sugar in them also, so they satisfy your sweet tooth (partially...). I eat grapes often, normally after I get home from school and my stomach feels like it wants to rumble its way out of my abdomen...

**catnapper** · 12-01-2008, 09:01 PM

Originally Posted by Karen

Try oranges! Or is all citrus forbidden?

Oranges ar e approved. I asked. It just isn't the same. I love the sour tartness of grapfruit. Sigh

**Karen** · 12-01-2008, 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by catnapper

Oranges ar e approved. I asked. It just isn't the same. I love the sour tartness of grapfruit. Sigh

Hmmm, maybe it's time to experiment in the produce department. Pomegranate perhaps? It's labor-intensive and satisfying to pop out each individual jewel of the good stuff?

All citrus is pretty much off-limit for me, as I have become allergic to everything but lime. And I limit how much lime I ingest, just in case.

**catnapper** · 12-01-2008, 09:16 PM

Originally Posted by Karen

Hmmm, maybe it's time to experiment in the produce department. Pomegranate perhaps? It's labor-intensive and satisfying to pop out each individual jewel of the good stuff?

All citrus is pretty much off-limit for me, as I have become allergic to everything but lime. And I limit how much lime I ingest, just in case.

Hmmm, maybe I'll like the pomegrante because thats what I enjoy about the grapefruit because its so labor intensive. I peel the grapefruit like an orange then peel it out of hte indiviual skins like you get thsoe little tangerine slices from a can. I peel for about 20 mintues then make a big pile of grapefruit. I eat it only after its all been peeled.

**jennielynn1970** · 12-01-2008, 10:06 PM

I can't have them either, it's from my cholesterol medicine. I love grapefruits too, and miss them!

Get some clementines, they're good right now!

**K9karen** · 12-01-2008, 10:55 PM

Originally Posted by catnapper

Oranges ar e approved. I asked. It just isn't the same. I love the sour tartness of grapfruit. Sigh

I feel your pain. Not that I eat grapefruits often (I just forget to buy them actually), but to be strictly forbidden to eat a favorite food, to me, is beyond devastating. Especially when it's something in which you find comfort.

*Rocks you with your head on my shoulder*

{HUGS}

**Lilith Cherry** · 12-01-2008, 11:32 PM

If it is the tartness you enjoy, look for seville oranges ( marmalade is made from them) . I hope you can find something you enjoy to substitute for grapefruit.

**AdoreMyDogs** · 12-02-2008, 12:48 AM

I feel your pain

I can't imagine not having my grapefruits, which I share with my daughter and we both love them equally as much. I'm so sorry

I know I am pregnant so I'm emotional anyway because of it, but I got teary-eyed reading your post. I can totally feel your pain. I would have cried too had I been hit with that same news.

**joycenalex** · 12-05-2008, 05:31 AM

[QUOTE..... I love the sour tartness ....maybe cranberries (fresh or frozen or dried) and orange sections? tart and citrus together.

**kuhio98** · 12-02-2008, 12:08 PM

Not a fan of grapefruit, but I feel your pain. I

citrus. I've even been known to bite into a lemon.

I saw a lady on Oprah a few years ago who said she had conceived all 3 of her children while on the birth control pill. Turns out she was washing it down with grapefruit juice. It evidently neutralizes a lot of medicines.

**jennielynn1970** · 12-02-2008, 12:46 PM

Hey Kim, see if any of the citrus fruits listed here would be an alternative to your beloved grapefruit.

The pomelo looks like it might be a good alternative, or the Ugli fruit.

**Freedom** · 12-04-2008, 07:23 PM

If you do get pomegranate, beware, the juice will stain almost instantly! Your clothes, tablecloth, anything it lands on. Thought I'd mention that.

**catnapper** · 12-04-2008, 08:05 PM

I told my mom today about my teary reaction. She started laughing and then explained she intended to buy me a case of grapfruit for Christmas. Can you imagine opening it Christmas afternoon? I'd have certainly started bawling.... to a bunch of confusion on my parent's part. LOL My mom is a wonderful woman and I thought the grapfruit gift would have been AWESOME if I could still eat them