Coumadin

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LeeeBabiee
LeeeBabiee Posts: 6
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Currently, I am on Coumadin. So eating greens is a no-no, which makes healthy food choices really difficult since all the good stuff is green.

Anyone have any good suggestions on other veggies to explore? Or does anyone have a good way to balance out the greens without taking massive amounts of Coumadin.

I've been trying to incorporate Sweet Potatoes & Carrots . . . but I am stuck!!

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  • keljo05
    keljo05 Posts: 173
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    it may take me a bit to find the list as I have to dash out the door.. but when my husband was on it we had to be careful as he was on such a high dose (13mg) and I found a great resource... but i don't have it bookmarked anymore.

    I'll try to find it as quickly as I can :)
  • keljo05
    keljo05 Posts: 173
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    this isnt quite what I was looking for.. but seems to be a good list..

    http://www.vaughns-1-pagers.com/food/vitamin-k-foods.htm

    this one has some recipes:

    http://www.drgourmet.com/warfarin/
  • alisont91
    alisont91 Posts: 54
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    You could try, Radishes, Beets, Mushrooms, Purple Cabbage, Eggplant, Corn, Parsnips (with sweet potatoes roasted are great!), Cauliflower.
    I bet some roasted mushrooms, parsnips, and sweet potatoes with garlic and onion would be a great side to a roast chicken or something. Hope this helped :) Good luck!
  • HoopFire5602
    HoopFire5602 Posts: 423 Member
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    We are totally on the same boat, although I am on Coumadin for life. I honestly just avoid them as much as possible, because it does change your INR with even small doses. So I eat more carrots, asparagus, spaghetti squash, tomatoes (I am addicted to them). I may eat some vitamin k once a week, but only a small serving. I only get blood tested once a month now so I have some room to play...how often do you get your INR checked?
  • Juliebean_1027
    Juliebean_1027 Posts: 713 Member
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    Red potatoes roasted with rosemary and thyme would be good.

    Can you have all fruits? You could incorporate a fruit salsa (I have a mango, pineapple, red onion, cilantro, and jalepeno recipe that I LOVE) to go with roasted chicken.
  • hamsmash
    hamsmash Posts: 41 Member
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    I would suggest doing some research and chat with your physician about is it necessary to restrict green veggies because of Vit K intake interfering with warfarin. This article talks about steady contribution of leafy greens can help stabilize INR fluctuations.
    http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0ISW/is_285/ai_n19170378/

    But to answer your question. Sweet potatoes, yams, cauliflower, root veggies like parsnips, turnips, carrots, raddiches, cabbage, mushrooms,

    Good guide to coumadin http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/drug_nutrient/coumadin1.pdf
  • LeeeBabiee
    LeeeBabiee Posts: 6
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    Thanks everyone! It was all sooo helpful!

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