Dear Priscilla,

Since you mention it is a fenugreek tea, could there be something else in the tea that could give a false positive?  (For example, poppy seed roll - popular as a hoilday food - can give a positive to opiates.)

Cindy Garrison, BS, IBCLC
Canonsburg, PA


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> Subject: Fenugreek...can it give a positive urine test for cannibis?
> Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 21:44:10 -0500
> From: priscilla tansley <[log in to unmask]>
>
> Gosh I miss Lactnet!  But, there are simply not enough hours in my day to
> keep up with all the posts!  I have a question that I'm hoping someone out
> there has encountered and can send me a reply.  I have a mother who was
> experiencing a possible low milk supply and started drinking a fenugreek tea
> to help.  There was some issue with the baby that required some hospital
> surveillance.  They apparently did a urine check and it came back positive
> for cannibis, which she says must be related to the fenugreek, since she
> doesn't do pot.  Does anyone know?  She feels like she needs to clear her
> name.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Priscilla Tansley RN IBCLC
>
>

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