One benefit of life in, or near the pine barrens is the availability of cranberries. We harvested and consumed them ourselves, and to this day, I am convinced they contributed substantially to my health. What with high bush blueberries, we should all be getting a top score in the nutrition field. Until recently I added three or four mounded ice tea spoonfuls of chopped cranberries to my morning oatmeal EVERY morning. Now I add one level spoonful only.
On lab tests I score low on platelet count so bruise and bleed easily. A little nick causes me to rush to the celox or woundseal. My opthalmologist tells me I have bleeding in the back of my eye, and I know why now. I do not presume to give nutrition or medical advice, so only copy the following.
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Warfarin (Coumadin): Cranberry may raise the RISK OF BLEEDING, especially if you already take medications to thin the blood such as warfarin. It increases the amount of time that warfarin stays in your body. The evidence is mixed and not completely clear, so it is best to ask your doctor before you take cranberry or drink a lot of juice.
Aspirin: Like aspirin, cranberries contain SALICYLIC ACID. If you take aspirin regularly, as a blood-thinner, for example, or if you are allergic to aspirin, you should not take cranberry supplements or drink a lot of juice.
“Several years ago British regulatory authorities issued a warning to patients taking warfarin (Coumadin) not to drink cranberry juice. This combination was associated with excessive bleeding and one man died. An article in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) suggested that patients taking warfarin would be prudent to limit their cranberry juice consumption.
Since that initial publication, there have been other reports of interactions and contradictions. This interaction remains somewhat controversial. One study showed that two cups of cranberry juice a day did not lead to bleeding worries. But there is a case of a man who died after drinking a substantial amount of cranberry juice daily after two weeks. The cause was internal hemorrhage linked to an interaction with his blood thinner warfarin.
The most recent reference is another case report in which a person twice experienced elevated INR (a measure of blood thinning) after drinking cranberry juice cocktail.
Our standard reference for drug interactions, Drug Interaction Facts, recommends that people should avoid drinking large amounts of cranberry juice if they are on warfarin.”
University of Maryland Medical Center
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On lab tests I score low on platelet count so bruise and bleed easily. A little nick causes me to rush to the celox or woundseal. My opthalmologist tells me I have bleeding in the back of my eye, and I know why now. I do not presume to give nutrition or medical advice, so only copy the following.
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Warfarin (Coumadin): Cranberry may raise the RISK OF BLEEDING, especially if you already take medications to thin the blood such as warfarin. It increases the amount of time that warfarin stays in your body. The evidence is mixed and not completely clear, so it is best to ask your doctor before you take cranberry or drink a lot of juice.
Aspirin: Like aspirin, cranberries contain SALICYLIC ACID. If you take aspirin regularly, as a blood-thinner, for example, or if you are allergic to aspirin, you should not take cranberry supplements or drink a lot of juice.
“Several years ago British regulatory authorities issued a warning to patients taking warfarin (Coumadin) not to drink cranberry juice. This combination was associated with excessive bleeding and one man died. An article in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) suggested that patients taking warfarin would be prudent to limit their cranberry juice consumption.
Since that initial publication, there have been other reports of interactions and contradictions. This interaction remains somewhat controversial. One study showed that two cups of cranberry juice a day did not lead to bleeding worries. But there is a case of a man who died after drinking a substantial amount of cranberry juice daily after two weeks. The cause was internal hemorrhage linked to an interaction with his blood thinner warfarin.
The most recent reference is another case report in which a person twice experienced elevated INR (a measure of blood thinning) after drinking cranberry juice cocktail.
Our standard reference for drug interactions, Drug Interaction Facts, recommends that people should avoid drinking large amounts of cranberry juice if they are on warfarin.”
University of Maryland Medical Center
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