On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:30:48 -0700, Arri London >
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>blake murphy wrote:
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>> my father was recently put on coumadin, for which i understand the
>> generic is warfarin, a blood thinner or anti-coagulant (and yes, i
>> know, a major ingredient in some rat poisons). there were some food
>> restrictions (leafy green vegetables, etc.), due to large amounts of
>> vitamin k, which apparently reduces the effect. those didn't bother
>> him, but 'no onions' is chafing his knickers. (paradoxically, onions
>> themselves seem to have an anticoagulant effect.)
>>
>> apparently, cooked onions are less bad, i presume because cooking
>> destroys some of the viatmin k.
>>
>> anyhow, i told him i would put the question here to you all, since
>> there seems to be much group experience in food allergies and medicine
>> interactions, to see what you all thought, and ideas for
>> substitutions, etc. so, any insights, wisdom, or warnings not to seek
>> medical advice on the 'net? my dad's a pretty good cook, if that
>> helps.
>>
>> (some years ago, i had a girlfriend who was allergic to onions, but i
>> don't know that i acquired any cooking knowledge, other than i didn't
>> make chili, and one side of the cutting board was non-onion. i did
>> finally come up with a meat loaf.)
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
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>Here is some information from a reliable source:
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>http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/guides/coumad.htm
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>Coumadin/warfarin is meant to prevent clotting:
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> http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/d...r/a682277.html
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>Vitamin K is needed for blood to clot:
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>http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/e...cle/002407.htm
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>A balance must be kept between the two; your father will need to be
>tested frequently to see how things are doing. Most major hospitals have
>a coumadin/warfarin clinic for that purpose.
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>The key is not to OD on the 'forbidden' foods and eat them, if desired,
>in a regular manner, rather than bingeing one day and nothing the next.
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>HTH
i've bookmarked the first site, thanks.
he's in pretty regular contact with his doctors, so monitoring
shouldn't be a problem. the doc also told him no beer at lunch, so i
will pass that along also.
your pal,
blake