in her words » Family http://www.inherwords.com an outlet to record and share everything from my day-to-day stories to my noteworthy finds Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:53:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Vitamin K Restrictions http://www.inherwords.com/200909/vitamin-k-restrictions/ http://www.inherwords.com/200909/vitamin-k-restrictions/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:42:42 +0000 Ali http://www.inherwords.com/?p=313 Post from: in her words

Vitamin K Restrictions

]]> Many of you have been asking what type of dietary restrictions my mom will have once she’s home. The doctors said she can continue her normal diet, minus large intakes of Vitamin K.  Vitamin K is a thinning agent for your blood, and could affect the rate as which the Coumadin will thin her blood.

(Correction from Clinton Cleckler — Vitamin K is actually a clotting agent and will counteract Coumadin)

Leafy green vegetables such as kale, collards, spinach, turnip greens, beet greens, mustard greens, dandelion greens green leaf lettuce, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, green onions, parsley, asparagus and sauerkraut contain more than the Recommended Dietary Allowances of vitamin K for men and women on Coumadin (http://www.dietitian.com/vitamink.html).  It won’t negatively affect her to eat these items in moderation, but, as the doctor said, “don’t sit down with a place of asparagus and spinach for dinner”.

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Vitamin K Restrictions

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