Real Personalized Medicine

Foods and medicines to avoid if you have G6PD deficiency Most of the time, people with G6PD deficiency are not affected as long as they avoid certain foods and medicines that cause damage to red blood cells. Examples of such foods and medicines include the following: Foods to be avoided: Fava beans Medicines to be avoided : A list of medicines to avoid and medicines that should be used with caution in people with G6PD deficiency can be found on these websites: www.stjude.org/g6pd and https://www.ihtc.org/G6PD Chemicals to be avoided: Naphthalene (an ingredient found in moth balls)   Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) is an enzyme G6PD normally protects red blood cells from damage. Red blood cells deliver oxygen from the lungs to other parts of the body. Some people do not have enough of the G6PD enzyme to protect their red blood cells, and this condition is called G6PD deficiency. People with G6PD deficiency are at higher risk for red blood cell damage, especially af...