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Can The Patient Eat Little Quantities Of Broccoli, Lettuce While On Coumadin?

i do home health my client is on Coumadin but loves broccoli is it that bad for her she likes a cup cooked a day, Plus she likes saloud so what about lettuce, also she drinks cranberrie juice to drink they say it affects it but none of the above does she do a lot of
Wed, 23 Mar 2016
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hi,i understand your concern, well as far as ur question is concerned then Cabbage, Brussels sprouts and broccoli all belong to the Brassica family of cruciferous vegetables. A high intake of these vegetables is linked to a decreased risk of cancer, but you should limit your consumption of them while taking Coumadin. A cup of cooked Brussels sprouts has 300 micrograms of vitamin K. Broccoli has 220 micrograms in every cooked cup, and cooked cabbage has over 160 micrograms per cup. Do not eat more than three combined servings of both cruciferous vegetables and raw lettuce greens each day...i hope this can help you....
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Can The Patient Eat Little Quantities Of Broccoli, Lettuce While On Coumadin?

hi,i understand your concern, well as far as ur question is concerned then Cabbage, Brussels sprouts and broccoli all belong to the Brassica family of cruciferous vegetables. A high intake of these vegetables is linked to a decreased risk of cancer, but you should limit your consumption of them while taking Coumadin. A cup of cooked Brussels sprouts has 300 micrograms of vitamin K. Broccoli has 220 micrograms in every cooked cup, and cooked cabbage has over 160 micrograms per cup. Do not eat more than three combined servings of both cruciferous vegetables and raw lettuce greens each day...i hope this can help you....