PROFESSIONAL FAQS: ARE THERE DRUG INTERACTIONS WITH APPLE CIDER VINEGAR?

Expert opinion from Ledyan Ledyan

Master's degree Medicinal plants and functional food/Bachelor's degree Nutrition · 4 years of experience · Indonesia

Apple cider vinegar is made from fermented apple cider, where bacteria and yeast convert sugar into alcohol and eventually into acetic acid. Apple cider vinegar is rich in vitamins and minerals. However, some medications can interact with apple cider vinegar and can be bad for the body. People who take insulin or insulin-stimulating medications may experience very low blood sugar or potassium levels when taking together with apple cider. Another drug interaction is with Digoxin. This drug lowers blood potassium levels. Combining it with apple cider vinegar can lower potassium too much. Certain diuretic medications cause the body to excrete potassium. To prevent potassium levels from dropping too low, this medicine should not be taken at the same time as large amounts of apple cider vinegar.

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Expert opinion from Cassia D Muller

Bechelor in Nutrition · 2 years of experience · Brazil

Yup. Vinegar should not be taken by people who use the following medications: Hypoglycemics (metformin, glibenclamide), which lower blood sugar levels. If you add vinegar, which has the same effect, it can cause hypoglycemia. Insulin: for the same reason as hypoglycemic drugs Digoxin: May cause arrhythmia. Diuretics: because they cause a decrease in pressure, as well as apple cider vinegar, which can lower it too much. In addition, the combination of the two can cause arrhythmia.

Expert opinion from Maria Arienti

Postgraduate in Nutritional Support/Bachelor in Nutrition · 13 years of experience · Argentina

Apple cider vinegar interacts with insulin (might decrease potassium levels in the blood), diuretic drugs (can also decrease potassium levels), drugs used for diabetes (might lower blood sugar levels). So if you take apple cider vinegar with any of these drugs, you must monitor your blood levels.

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