Drug & supplement interaction

Chickpea + Colestipol

Colestipol brand name: Colestid.

No Known Interaction
Medically reviewed by · Updated July 2026 · Pair last verified Sep 20, 2026
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Chickpea and Colestipol in our sources. Absence of a documented interaction is not the same as proven safety, and does not guarantee one does not exist. Do not start, stop, or change a medication or supplement based on this page; confirm with your pharmacist or doctor first. Additionally, although there is no interaction, the label for Colestipol states a food rule worth keeping to, and the two are separately associated with some of the same side effects, which would make a new symptom harder to attribute to one or the other.

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Interaction report

Chickpea and Colestipol

We checked these two against our interaction database. Here is what we found.

No Known Interaction Found

We did not find a documented interaction between Colestipol and Chickpea in our sources. This does not guarantee that the combination is completely free of risk — there is often limited research on supplements and herbal products, especially around drug interactions.

Worth understanding: our licensed dataset holds no drug-interaction record for Chickpea at all — not against Colestipol, and not against any other medication we track. This verdict therefore rests on the absence of any recorded data, not on research that looked at this combination and found nothing. We cannot rule an interaction out.

If you decide to take both, the practical routine is simple: add one new thing at a time and note the date you started it. If the combination is going to disagree with you, it usually shows in the first days to a couple of weeks — and a start date turns “I’ve been feeling off” into something a pharmacist can actually work with. Do not stop a prescribed medicine on your own.

Always talk with your pharmacist or doctor before making changes to your medications or supplements, particularly if you take several medications or have an ongoing health condition.

Chickpea safety at a glance

Chickpea overall Generally safe Chickpeas are a common, generally safe food for most people when cooked and eaten in normal amounts.
Pregnancy Likely Safe When used orally in amounts commonly found in food. There is insufficient reliable information available about the safety of chickpea for medicinal use in pregn... Read the full pregnancy detail
Breastfeeding Likely Safe When used orally in amounts commonly found in food. There is insufficient reliable information available about the safety of chickpea for medicinal use in pregn... Read the full breastfeeding detail

Pregnancy & breastfeeding ratings are from Natural Medicines (Therapeutic Research Center) — the full detail is in the Special populations card below. Safety guidance is general; always confirm with your pharmacist or doctor for your situation.

Still wondering about combining Colestipol and Chickpea? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
What to actually watch for

No Interaction Found — But Data Suggests Chickpea and Colestipol May Share Several of the Same Side Effects

This is not an interaction. Neither one changes how your body handles the other, and nothing here says they react together. What our sources do show is that each has separately been linked to the effects below — so taking both can make those effects more likely to turn up, and harder to pin on one or the other if they do. 3 of them are worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • Shortness of breath / Hives / An allergic reaction Worth acting on Additional detail

    Chickpea

    “Chickpea is a common allergen. The most common symptoms of allergic reaction are respiratory and cutaneous and involve breathlessness, wheezing, urticaria, and angioedema.

    In some patients, chickpea can cause a severe allergic reaction with bronchial asthma or anaphylaxis. In a 17-year-old female, chickpea was the cause of a food-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis.”

    Chickpea · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in asthma.

    6 sources cited
    1. 719. Patil SP, Niphadkar PV, Bapat MM. Allergy to fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum). Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 1997;78:297-300. PubMed
    2. 115085. García Ortiz JC, López-Asunsolo A, Cosmes P, Duran AM. Bronchial asthma induced by hypersensitivity to legumes. Allergol Immunopathol (Madr) 1995;23(1):38-40.
    3. 115086. Roberts H, Ben-Shoshan M. Food-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis to chickpea in a 17-year-old female: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2015;9:186. PubMed
    4. 115088. Dibek Misirlioglu E, Ozmen S, Bostanci I. An infant with chickpea and egg allergy. Allergol Immunopathol (Madr) 2011;39(3):186-7. PubMed
    5. 115089. Martin JA, Compaired JA, de la Hoz B, et al. Bronchial asthma induced by chick pea and lentil. Allergy 1992;47(2 Pt 2):185-7. PubMed
    6. 115090. Keskin O, Sekerel BE. Poppy seed allergy: a case report and review of the literature. Allergy Asthma Proc 2006;27(4):396-8. PubMed

    Colestipol

    Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Colestipol. Read the label on DailyMed ›

  • Bloating or gas / Stomach upset Additional detail

    Chickpea

    “Orally, flatulence, bloating, and abdominal discomfort have occurred rarely in clinical research.”

    Chickpea · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in flatulence.

    2 sources cited
    1. 115099. Pittaway JK, Ahuja KD, Cehun M, et al. Dietary supplementation with chickpeas for at least 5 weeks results in small but significant reductions in serum total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterols in adult women and men. Ann Nutr Metab 2006;50(6):512-8. PubMed
    2. 115112. Dahl WJ, Hanifi A, Zello GA, Tyler RT. Gastrointestinal tolerance to daily canned chickpea intake. Can J Diet Pract Res 2014;75(4):218-21. PubMed

    Colestipol

    Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Colestipol. Read the label on DailyMed ›

Reported for Chickpea but not commonly for Colestipol: a severe allergic reaction and wheezing.

Effects for Colestipol come from the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of its FDA label; effects for Chickpea come from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, quoted above. Wording is matched across sources by our own clinical vocabulary, so treat this as a prompt to pay attention, not a diagnosis.

Special populations

Chickpea in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

Pregnancy And Lactation Likely Safe

When used orally in amounts commonly found in food. There is insufficient reliable information available about the safety of chickpea for medicinal use in pregnancy and lactation; avoid using.

DISCLAIMER: This tool is intended for informational purposes only, and should not be interpreted as specific medical advice. Patients should consult with a qualified healthcare provider before making decisions about therapies and/or health conditions.© 2026 Therapeutic Research Center

How to take them

Some Colestipol Products Have a Food Rule — Chickpea Should Not Break It

At least one FDA label for a product containing Colestipol says to take it on an empty stomach. Most supplements — Chickpea included — are taken with a meal, so the easy mistake is swallowing both together at breakfast. Where that rule applies, keep Colestipol on its own and move Chickpea to a meal later in the day.

This may not be true of your version. Food instructions belong to the product, not the ingredient: two Colestipol products can carry different directions, and extended-release forms often differ from immediate-release ones. The label we read is quoted below — check the directions on your own box or bottle, or ask your pharmacist, for how to take the exact product you were given.

Patients should take other drugs at least one hour before or four hours after colestipol hydrochloride tablets to minimize possible interference with their absorption.

From the Dosage and Administration section of the FDA label we read for Colestipol — where that label names a specific product, the instruction is that product's. Read the label on DailyMed ›

A food rule is not an interaction — it is about how much of the medicine you absorb. The directions that came with your own product, and your pharmacist, outrank anything on this page.

Overlapping uses

What Colestipol Is Prescribed For, and What Chickpea Has Been Studied For

These two come up together because they touch the same health topic — not because they do the same job. Colestipol is a prescription medicine with approved uses on its FDA label. Chickpea is a supplement: what follows is what researchers have looked at it for, and how strong that evidence is.

Colestipol is prescribed for: Colestipol — available as oral suspension and tablets under brands including Colestid, Flavored Colestid, and Colestipol Hydrochloride — is used as part of a broader treatment plan (including diet) to lower elevated LDL cholesterol in adults with primary hypercholesterolemia (a condition where LDL cholesterol stays high despite dietary changes). It is not a standalone fix. Diet, weight management, and other lifestyle changes come first, and colestipol is added when those steps alone aren't enough to reach target LDL levels.

Chickpea has been studied for:

  • Hypercholesterolemia studied, not established Chickpea has been studied for this. Natural Medicines rates the evidence: Insufficient Reliable Evidence To Rate Read what the research shows

    Chickpea for hypercholesterolemia

    Small clinical studies suggest that chickpea consumption modestly reduces levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. However, it is unclear if chickpea consumption is beneficial in adults with hypercholesterolemia.

Effectiveness ratings and the research summaries above are the verbatim record from the Natural Medicines database, which grades evidence from “Effective” down to “Insufficient Reliable Evidence To Rate”. A rating below the top of that scale means researchers have looked at it — not that it works, and never that it can stand in for a prescribed medicine. Do not stop or replace Colestipol on your own; if you are taking Chickpea for the same health topic, tell your prescriber, especially if the medicine is being adjusted to a target.

From our Q&A

Questions About Chickpea or Colestipol

These are real questions from readers, answered by the pharmacists at HelloPharmacist — written by a person, not generated from a database. Each one covers Chickpea or Colestipol, not necessarily both, but if one is close to what you were about to ask it will usually go further than a database entry can:

Not quite your question? Ask our pharmacists directly — it is free, there is no account required, and answers usually come back within 24 hours.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Colestipol

This page covers Chickpea only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Colestipol page lists 18 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), Coffee Charcoal (moderate), European Mandrake (moderate), Glucomannan (moderate) and Guar Gum (moderate).

By severity: 1 major · 8 moderate · 9 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Colestipol page

“Take colestipol (Colestid), a cholesterol drug that works by trapping bile acids in your gut, and nearly every one of the 18 supplement interactions on file comes down to absorption. Only one rates major, activated charcoal, and it belongs at the top of your reading.”

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How much people look this up

Where Chickpea and Colestipol Sit Against Everything Else

Out of every supplement and medication people look up on HelloPharmacist, here is where these two land this week — and which way each has been moving.

Supplement Chickpea
Steady interest

#1,110 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today
Medication Colestipol
Top half

#1,038 of 2,830 medications looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today

Position among everything looked up on this site, not a measure of how commonly either one is used or how important it is. A supplement can climb this list because of a news story. It counts every request to the page, automated ones included, and nothing here identifies anyone.

Where does our data come from?
  • Source: the Natural Medicines (TRC Healthcare) clinical database — the evidence-graded professional reference for herb & supplement interactions.
  • Citation library: 103,510 references behind our interaction content, 65,311 of them resolved to verified PubMed/DOI sources. See every Chickpea reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 20, 2026. The Chickpea and Colestipol records this page draws on were last updated July 11, 2026.
  • What “no known interaction” means: no documented interaction in the sources above — not a guarantee of safety. Supplements are studied far less than prescription drugs, so we say exactly what the evidence supports, and nothing more.
Data structure & sourcing designed and verified by .
Supplement

About Chickpea

What is Chickpea?

  • General nutrition and protein source
  • Blood sugar support
  • Cholesterol and heart health
  • Digestive and gut health (fiber)
  • Weight management and appetite control

Chickpeas are a nutritious food legume rich in protein, fiber, and various vitamins and minerals, and they fit well into a healthy diet. As a whole food they may support blood sugar, cholesterol, and digestive health, but they are not a proven treatment for any disease. People with legume allergies should avoid them, and anyone with specific health concerns should talk to a pharmacist or doctor.

Cicer arietinum · Fabaceae · Seeds (dried beans); sometimes sprouts and young leaves · Whole cooked beans, canned beans, flour (besan/gram flour), roasted snacks, hummus, sprouts, and protein powders

An interaction check asks whether these two react with each other — it does not ask whether Chickpea is a good idea for someone in your situation. Here is what our Chickpea record says about it on its own.

Chickpea: dosing

There is no official medicinal dose for chickpeas because they are a food. Most nutrition guidance simply encourages eating legumes regularly as part of a balanced diet.For chickpea flour, protein powders, or supplement products, there is no standardized dose.

From our Chickpea monograph — the full record covers uses, side effects and every documented interaction.

Read the full Chickpea monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Colestipol

What Is Colestipol Used For?

Brand name: Colestid

Colestipol — available as oral suspension and tablets under brands including Colestid, Flavored Colestid, and Colestipol Hydrochloride — is used as part of a broader treatment plan (including diet) to lower elevated LDL cholesterol in adults with primary hypercholesterolemia (a condition where LDL cholesterol stays high despite dietary changes).

It is not a standalone fix. Diet, weight management, and other lifestyle changes come first, and colestipol is added when those steps alone aren't enough to reach target LDL levels.

See full Colestipol drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Chickpea

Browse every other medication we’ve checked against Chickpea — both the ones with a known interaction and the ones without. Select any drug for the full detail.

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We also checked Chickpea against these medications and found no known interaction in our sources. Open any page to confirm.

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,829 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Chickpea list.

See the full Chickpea interactions page
See every supplement checked against Colestipol, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Chickpea References

The 14 references that drive our Chickpea monograph and interaction data, from the evidence-graded Natural Medicines (TRC Healthcare) database. Citations with a link open the study on PubMed or the publisher’s site.

  1. Patil SP, Niphadkar PV, Bapat MM. Allergy to fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum). Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 1997;78:297-300. PubMed
  2. García Ortiz JC, López-Asunsolo A, Cosmes P, Duran AM. Bronchial asthma induced by hypersensitivity to legumes. Allergol Immunopathol (Madr) 1995;23(1):38-40.
  3. Roberts H, Ben-Shoshan M. Food-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis to chickpea in a 17-year-old female: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2015;9:186. PubMed
  4. Dibek Misirlioglu E, Ozmen S, Bostanci I. An infant with chickpea and egg allergy. Allergol Immunopathol (Madr) 2011;39(3):186-7. PubMed
  5. Martin JA, Compaired JA, de la Hoz B, et al. Bronchial asthma induced by chick pea and lentil. Allergy 1992;47(2 Pt 2):185-7. PubMed
  6. Keskin O, Sekerel BE. Poppy seed allergy: a case report and review of the literature. Allergy Asthma Proc 2006;27(4):396-8. PubMed
  7. Pascual CY, Fernandez-Crespo J, Sanchez-Pastor S, et al. Allergy to lentils in Mediterranean pediatric patients. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1999;103(1 Pt 1):154-8. PubMed
  8. Kalogeromitros D, Armenaka M, Galatas I, Capellou O, Katsarou A. Anaphylaxis induced by lentils. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 1996;77(6):480-2. PubMed
  9. Branco Ferreira M, Pedro E, Meneses Santos J, et al. Latex and chickpea (Cicer arietinum) allergy: first description of a new association. Eur Ann Allergy Clin Immunol 2004;36(10):366-71. DOI
  10. Patil SP, Niphadkar PV, Bapat MM. Chickpea: a major food allergen in the Indian subcontinent and its clinical and immunochemical correlation. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2001;87(2):140-5. PubMed
  11. Niphadkar PV, Patil SP, Bapat MM. Chickpea-induced anaphylaxis. Allergy 1997;52(1):115-6. PubMed
  12. Orhan F, Karakas T. Food-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis to lentil and anaphylaxis to chickpea in a 17-year-old boy. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2008;18(6):465-8.
  13. Pittaway JK, Ahuja KD, Cehun M, et al. Dietary supplementation with chickpeas for at least 5 weeks results in small but significant reductions in serum total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterols in adult women and men. Ann Nutr Metab 2006;50(6):512-8. PubMed
  14. Dahl WJ, Hanifi A, Zello GA, Tyler RT. Gastrointestinal tolerance to daily canned chickpea intake. Can J Diet Pract Res 2014;75(4):218-21. PubMed

Medication overviews come from MedlinePlus (NIH); supplement label data from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database. Content is written and reviewed by licensed HelloPharmacist pharmacists — see our data sources and editorial standards.

Pharmacist Counseling Corner

Taking Chickpea and Colestipol Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Chickpea with Colestipol?
We do not list a known interaction between Chickpea and Colestipol. That does not guarantee the combination is risk-free, so confirm with your pharmacist or doctor — especially if you take other medications or have a health condition.
Do Chickpea and Colestipol have any of the same side effects?
Yes — our sources link each of them separately to 5 of the same effects. That is not an interaction: neither changes how your body handles the other. It does mean that if one of those effects turns up, it can be harder to tell which one is behind it. They are listed on this page with the source behind each.
Should I take Chickpea and Colestipol at the same time of day?
At least one FDA label for a product containing Colestipol says to take it on an empty stomach, and supplements are usually taken with a meal — so taking them together at breakfast is the easy mistake. Where that applies, keep Colestipol on its own and move Chickpea to a meal later in the day. Food instructions belong to the product rather than the ingredient, so check the directions on your own box. This is about absorption, not an interaction.
Are Chickpea and Colestipol used for the same thing?
They overlap in purpose, which usually means the real question is whether you need both rather than whether they are safe together. This page lists the shared uses and how strong the evidence is for Chickpea in each. That is a conversation for your prescriber, especially if Colestipol is being adjusted to a target.
Does Colestipol interact with any supplements?
Yes. Colestipol has documented interactions with 18 supplements in our database — Chickpea is not one of them. The Colestipol interaction page linked on this page lists every one, ranked by severity.

Written and reviewed by the HelloPharmacist editorial staff. Our editorial policy

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