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philid1973
philid1973
I am having a hard time regulating my INR. I thought I was ok for several weeks, but it turns out the antibiotics I was one was causing it to read high when in actuality I was probably low. When the chest pain returned, and I was at my doc's office, she made me go to the ER. The good news is, I am clot free but one clot near my ankle. All 11 clots in my lungs are gone. The bad news is my INR has been below 2 for close to 2 weeks in row and I am back on Fragmin.

I have asked my doctor about certain foods and her response is that she doesn't have the food list memorized and to google it. So, that is not a big help. I eat a lot of edaname. I love it, and b/c I have low blood pressure, it helps b/c of all of the salt. Its a salty snack for me to eat and healthy. It was not on the list to avoid. But, when I google it, it says that it is a good source of Vitamin K. Could that be why my INr isn't regulated?
deleted_user
deleted_user
Phil, I was told I shouldn't eat any foods that contained high levels of vitamin K, it keeps your blood thinners from working! Of course I'm not a doctor but it would be my suggestion that you stop eating it at least for a week or so and then have your INR checked to see if there's a difference..good luck and God bless!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Well whenever I eat something that may have a fair amount of vitamin K, I just eat something like strawberries, orange juice (they are natural blood thinners) etc. That way it balances out in the end.
rmb
rmb
Just be consistent with your diet. You can still eat stuff with vitamin k, but don't binge eat greens and stuff one week and then go one the vitamin k wagon the next or be all over the board with stuff. It can take a while for doctors to dial into the right warfarin dosage for your diet and lifestyle
TossNTurn
TossNTurn
Usually when I'm on antibiotics, my INR is all over the place and it can take a while to stabilize again once you come off. Your INR was high while you were on antibiotics (not just "reading" high) because of the interaction between the warfarin and the antibiotics. So, you were covered during that time.

Now, of course, you have to re-stabilize, which can take some trial and error.

Everyone is right in that you should eat as you normally do and let them adjust your dose to match your lifestyle. Sometimes it takes a while to get the right dose; in the meantime, I wouldn't overthink it.
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