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Old 03-29-12, 10:32 PM
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Neil_B
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Originally Posted by Tom Stormcrowe
Coumadin is affected by foods high in Vitamin K, like liver, spinach and kelp. You can eat all of them, but you need to be consistent in the amounts and frequency, so they can manage your dosage to keep the INR in therapeutic range.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/warfarin/AN00455

Here's a bit of info for you from mayo Clinic
My doctor was delighted I was in theraputic levels for Coumadin, but he became upset again when I told him the hospital discharged me without going over with me the dietary restrictions. I now have to avoid my favorites: Spinach, broccoli, cranberries, and - GASP! - green tea. That last hurts. I drink as much tea, green and black, as the British do. Or I did. No longer....