[CMLHope] Re: Gleevec side effects

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Hi Anjana and thanks, I was beginning to worry because I never heard that about coffee and I always take my Gleevec in the morning with a large breakfast and my coffee. I'm not a big coffee drinker but I love my morning coffee. I had always heard that coffee get the digestive juices working and now they are finding so many beneficial side effects of drinking coffee. It's a herb right? Thanks again, Jeanie<3 n a message dated 5/23/2006 8:19:53 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi Jeanie,   Roy drinks coffee right after his evening meal and Gleevec and he has been doing that for 4 years.  There was some discussion about this among patients and the only thing we could come up with why coffee may not be recommended with Gleevec was that it may irritate the stomach and cause diarrhea.   However, even with that warning, Roy goes on guzzling coffee right after his evening meal and when we are at restaurants, he takes his Gleevec with the coffee.  He really likes his coffee.  I would not worry about it except for the diarrhea bit.   Grapefruit juice is quite different, it is not recommended with Gleevec because it increases the Gleevec concentration in the blood. Best Wishes, Anjana Caregiver to Roy --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To post to this group, send email to CMLHope@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---