Starting Coumadin this week, do I have to keep eating a salad every day?!
Question: Starting Coumadin this week, do I have to keep eating a salad every day!?
I have a DVT, and have been on Lovenox for the past 5 days!. I start taking Coumadin tomorrow, and am wondering if I have to keep the same diet!? I have had a salad every day this week, and we happen to also eat strawberries a lot, and other foods high in Vitamin K!. Do I have to keep eating salad every day!? Or do I cut out as much of the K as possible!? All the data I've read says to keep the level of K intake the same, but since I haven't started it yet, I'm wondering if I should just cut out the high K items, since this may not be something I would eat every day in the future!. I've been off work this week recovering from the DVT, and have had the time to make meals that are healthier!. Once I go back to work next week I'm afraid my hectic schedule wouldn't permit me the same luxury of time!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
When you were first put on your blood thinners, lovenox, heparin and coumadin- we instruct you to limit your foods that are high in vit k because it can throw off your blood draws(labs) and produce high results that can affect the amount of coumadin that would be prescribed!. When your on Coumadin, you will be getting frequent lab draws, and your drug will be adjusted to reflect the needs based on the lab draws!. You can continue eatting some vit K, you don't have to completely eliminate it- but you should limit it!.This isn't the time to start a broccoli and spinach diet!.
P!.S!.-Don't forget to keep the extremity elevated where the DVT is!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
P!.S!.-Don't forget to keep the extremity elevated where the DVT is!.Www@Answer-Health@Com