Vitamin K is needed for normal blood clotting. When you are taking an oral anti-coagulant medication such as warfarin (Coumadin), high amounts of Vitamin K can work against the medication. The following guidelines will help control the amount of Vitamin K you are getting from the foods you eat. To help the medicine perform well, you should follow these guidelines:
Avoid grapefruit and cranberry products.
If you eat spinach, turnip greens, other leafy greens, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, kale, parsley (except as a garnish or minor ingredient), natto (a Japanese dish), liver, or green tea, be sure to eat a consistent amount week to week.
Eat all other foods as you normally would.
Tell your doctor if you are thinking about changing your current eating habits. Tell your doctor if you are planning to:
Eat more or less vegetables.
Change to a vegetarian style of eating.
Follow a special meal plan to lose or gain weight.
Changing your eating habits may mean that you will be getting more or less Vitamin K in the foods you eat. If you change your eating habits, your doctor may want to check your blood more frequently to see how the Coumadin therapy is working.
Do not take any herbal supplements that may keep your blood from clotting. The following supplements should not be used when taking anticoagulant medications prior to surgery:
Garlic
Ginger
Gingko biloba
Ginseng
Feverfew
Fish oil
Turmeric
St. Johns Wort
Chondrotin sulfate
Do not take any vitamin supplements that provide more than 100 percent of the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA). Tell your doctor if you are currently taking more than the RDA of any vitamins (especially vitamins A, C or E).
Avoid chronic, heavy drinking of beverages containing alcohol. (Heavy drinking is more than two ounces of liquor, 10 ounces of wine, or 24 ounces of beer per day.)
If you drink tea, black tea is recommended because it is not high in Vitamin K. An example of black tea is orange pekoe tea.
If you want more servings of vegetables in your daily meal plan, choose vegetables that are not high in Vitamin K, such as corn, squash, potatoes, onions, carrots, cucumbers, celery, peppers, pumpkin and tomatoes.
Green Tea Structure contain more Vitamin -E that is also one of the reason to avoid during Coumadin.
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July 5, 2011
Vitamin K is needed for normal blood clotting. When you are taking an oral anti-coagulant medication such as warfarin (Coumadin), high amounts of Vitamin K can work against the medication. The following guidelines will help control the amount of Vitamin K you are getting from the foods you eat. To help the medicine perform well, you should follow these guidelines:
Avoid grapefruit and cranberry products.
If you eat spinach, turnip greens, other leafy greens, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, kale, parsley (except as a garnish or minor ingredient), natto (a Japanese dish), liver, or green tea, be sure to eat a consistent amount week to week.
Eat all other foods as you normally would.
Tell your doctor if you are thinking about changing your current eating habits. Tell your doctor if you are planning to:
Eat more or less vegetables.
Change to a vegetarian style of eating.
Follow a special meal plan to lose or gain weight.
Changing your eating habits may mean that you will be getting more or less Vitamin K in the foods you eat. If you change your eating habits, your doctor may want to check your blood more frequently to see how the Coumadin therapy is working.
Do not take any herbal supplements that may keep your blood from clotting. The following supplements should not be used when taking anticoagulant medications prior to surgery:
Garlic
Ginger
Gingko biloba
Ginseng
Feverfew
Fish oil
Turmeric
St. Johns Wort
Chondrotin sulfate
Do not take any vitamin supplements that provide more than 100 percent of the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA). Tell your doctor if you are currently taking more than the RDA of any vitamins (especially vitamins A, C or E).
Avoid chronic, heavy drinking of beverages containing alcohol. (Heavy drinking is more than two ounces of liquor, 10 ounces of wine, or 24 ounces of beer per day.)
If you drink tea, black tea is recommended because it is not high in Vitamin K. An example of black tea is orange pekoe tea.
If you want more servings of vegetables in your daily meal plan, choose vegetables that are not high in Vitamin K, such as corn, squash, potatoes, onions, carrots, cucumbers, celery, peppers, pumpkin and tomatoes.
Green Tea Structure contain more Vitamin -E that is also one of the reason to avoid during Coumadin.