Warfarin and foods to avoid
Common Questions and Answers about Warfarin and foods to avoid
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You can eat green leafy vegetables if you are taking warfarin. But it’s important to eat the same amount of these foods each week to help keep your INR stable. This is because green leafy vegetables (e.g. spinach, broccoli, Brussels sprouts) are rich in vitamin K, which can affect your INR.
Don’t avoid vitamin K-rich foods completely — vitamin K is essential to our health.
Alcohol use also may affect your response to warfarin. Excessive use can lead to a sharp rise in your INR. It is best to avoid alcohol while you are taking warfarin.
I have been on warfarin for 6 months now for DVT, my INR should be between 2-3. It has been quite stable.
Make sure your Father keeps a check on his diet. Consistency is everything when taking Warfarin.
Stress, sleep changes, diet, other medication, even the time of day that the blood is taken can all affect the INR level.
I'm pregnant with my 3rd child I remember most the foods to avoid is there any latest ones that could of been brought out and not known since I was pregnant 6 years ago...
There's a nasty little amino acid out there called tyramine. It's in a LOT of foods, at different intensities, that's a HUGE trigger for me. Chocolate, red grapes and wines, cheeses, yeasty breads, and a bunch of other foods have high tyramine levels. What I did many years ago was Google "low tyramine diet" and go on an elimination diet where I didn't eat any of the foods listed. It was hard to find stuff to eat for a while until I learned how to think low tyramine.
It seems to be a great alternative to warfarin but has a draw back or two. A drawback to Pradaxa is there is no drug to give you to bring your INR back to normal should you need to do it quickly. This would be needed if you were in and accident of some kind or needed to have a procedure. With warfarin, they give you a vitamin K shot. A good thing about Pradaxa is that it is not affected by foods.
I have been on 5 mg of Warfarin for about 10 years, and I get my blood tested about once a month. I manage to stay in range (INR 2 to 3) and so checking more often is not necessary. If you continue to have a need for a check every10 days it is reasonable that you look for some better approach.
What caused your minor stroke? Do you have a heart rhythm problem and are you past middle age? My main reason for taking Warfarin is I suffer from AFib. And I am a senior age-wise.
I am now in my 6th year with the mech valve and on warfarin. It is definitely NOT true that you have to avoid green vegetables and other foods that have vitamin K. What you do have to do is eat approximately the same amount of such foods over the course of about a one to two-week period as you do in the next one to two-week period. If you just eat what you like, you will tend to do that naturally. It's not hard. Also, avoid binge drinking, as mentioned above.
If you have a clotting disorder I wouldn't stop the aspirin without talking to your doctor! What is your disorder? I have 2 genetic factors for clots, prothrombin
and lupus anticoagulant. I could give you a list of foods and supplements that will thin your blood but not knowing how much it will take to thin your blood you could have more clots. At age 60 I had 3 clots in my left lung and 2 in the right lung.
Because I did not want to risk a stroke, I chose to fight and figure out how to make warfarin management work. So I made an appointment with a dietitian associated with with my coumadin clinic. That paid off in many ways. I learned to manage all the foods with vitamin K. I eat a consistent level of dark greens which helps me level out and stay in the therapeutic range. Because I am diligent, I have been able to lower my warfarin dose and stay around 2.5.
) such as feta, goat, Brie, Camembert, and blue cheese
* unpasteurized milk, juices, and apple cider
* raw eggs or foods containing raw eggs, including mousse and tiramisu
* raw or undercooked meats, fish, or shellfish
* processed meats such as hot dogs and deli meats (these should be well-cooked)
* fish that are high in mercury, including shark, swordfish, king mackeral, or tilefish
these are the only ones you need to be worried about eating along with the obvious drugs and
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