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Will The Flax Seed Cause Blood Thining?
I have to have a knee replacement in a couple of weeks. I ve been taking 81 mg of aspirin and flax seed oil softgels. Will the flax seed cause my blood to thin? I m going to stop the aspirin but was wondering about the flax seed also. I don t want to bleed a lot during surgery.
Mon, 29 Sep 2014
Hi,
Thanks for asking.
Based on your query, my opinion is as follows.
1. No, flax seed does not cause blood thinning.
2. It acts along with aspirin or other anticoagulant and increases their effect. Alone it does not have any effect as blood thinners.
3. You need not stop flax seeds. If required you can continue it.
Hope it helps.
Any further queries, happy to help again.
Thanks for asking.
Based on your query, my opinion is as follows.
1. No, flax seed does not cause blood thinning.
2. It acts along with aspirin or other anticoagulant and increases their effect. Alone it does not have any effect as blood thinners.
3. You need not stop flax seeds. If required you can continue it.
Hope it helps.
Any further queries, happy to help again.
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