Blood clots often form in response to injury. This is the body’s way of stopping bleeding. However, blood clots that form in one or more of the deep veins in the body can be problematic. According to a grisly case report published in The Lancet, a woman nearly lost her leg due to amputation from a blood clot that formed in the deep veins of her leg. The reason why they lived is very surprising.
BECAUSE OF THE FRUIT HE EATS EVERY DAY!
The researchers suggest in their tests that the woman ate a grapefruit every day, which could cause blood clots to form. A 42-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with shortness of breath, dizziness and difficulty in walking.
An ultrasound scan found that he had a large clot blocking the veins of his left leg. He was in danger of losing his limb to gangrene, but doctors injected a clot-dissolving drug directly into the blockage and safely dissolved it.
Grapefruit juice is known to block the action of an enzyme called CYP3A4, which breaks down the birth control hormone estrogen.
This increases the coagulation levels, that is, the tendency of the blood to clot.