Pulmonary Embolism Support Group
By far the most common form of pulmonary embolism is a thromboembolism, which occurs when a blood clot, generally a venous thrombus, becomes dislodged from its site of formation and embolizes to the arterial blood supply of one of the lungs. Symptoms may include difficulty breathing, pain during breathing, and more rarely circulatory instability and death.
Sorry for all the posts, but I have this need for more information, as many of you can relate. I'm trying to glean more information so I feel more in control, and hopefully less anxious about being off of my thinners.
Does anyone know if there are recommended dietary changes after stopping warfarin/coumadin treatment and resuming 'normal life'? I'm going to research this now.
Assuming I don't have known clotting disorder, don't take BC, am not pregnant or facing any surgery, should I generally avoid salads or leafy greens because I've had a PE in my medical history? It makes me leary only because I know how Vitamin K would affect the INR levels if I ate more or less of them between INR tests.
Are Vitamin K foods now more dangerous for someone like me post-PE, post-warfarin/coumadin? I'm not considering becoming a vegetarian anytime soon but I would like to feel good about eating an occasional salad.
Has anyone had their doctor advise to what diet restrictions, if any, there should be post-treatment?
Thanks for any information.
Barbara
Does anyone know if there are recommended dietary changes after stopping warfarin/coumadin treatment and resuming 'normal life'? I'm going to research this now.
Assuming I don't have known clotting disorder, don't take BC, am not pregnant or facing any surgery, should I generally avoid salads or leafy greens because I've had a PE in my medical history? It makes me leary only because I know how Vitamin K would affect the INR levels if I ate more or less of them between INR tests.
Are Vitamin K foods now more dangerous for someone like me post-PE, post-warfarin/coumadin? I'm not considering becoming a vegetarian anytime soon but I would like to feel good about eating an occasional salad.
Has anyone had their doctor advise to what diet restrictions, if any, there should be post-treatment?
Thanks for any information.
Barbara
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My 6mo twin DD's are EBF and just started rice cereal on the first. Everything has been going fine except this morning one of them had a diaper rash (lots of redness around her anus). I read this as one of the signs of an allergy. BUT I did just buy a different brand diaper yesterday (which they have used randomly before w/no issues). Do you think its the cereal or the diaper? Im ready to start...
My plan is to eat greens as normal (because they're so good for you), but I am also increasing foods that are known to thin/make blood less sticky. These foods are:
garlic (stops platlets in blood sticking)
vinegar (I have lots of this anyway)
Vit E (although too much is not good for you - best to get Vit E from fruits/veg)
Berries
Cranberry juice (I might take a supplement of this, as this is a really good one)
pomegranate juice (as this is a wonderous fruit on all levels)
dark Choc (research shown it can aid stopping clots - although too much not good for obvious reasons).
I have also heard folic acid good, but cant remember why, I just have it in my book to take after I have had all my genetic tests along with all of the above.
Someone also said alcohol - i.e a healthy glass of red wine a day maybe - I am unsure of this, as alcohol also dehydrates and so the good might be outweighed by the bad.
Water, water, water is the best and that definitly helps keep the blood circulating better - it makes sense - it dilutes us.
All in all, eat healthily, exercise and drink water is the best advice I think, but I am interested to know what others think too.
Dawn x x x