Unlike with warfarin, patients using Pradaxa can eat green, leafy vegetables and other vitamin K–enriched foods without worry.
Q. Does green tea affect blood thinners?
Blood Thinning Medications (Including Aspirin) — People who take warfarin, a blood thinning medication, should not drink green tea. Since green tea contains vitamin K, it can make warfarin ineffective. Meanwhile, you should not mix green tea and aspirin because they both prevent platelets from clotting.
Q. What foods should I avoid while taking Pradaxa?
Are There Foods to Avoid While Taking Pradaxa? Patients taking older anticoagulants, such as warfarin, were required to avoid eating foods that were high in vitamin K, such as cabbage, spring onions, broccoli, fermented soy products, Brussels sprouts, and kale and other leafy greens.
Q. What medications does green tea interact with?
Medications known to interact with green tea
- anisindione.
- atorvastatin.
- bortezomib.
- dicumarol.
- digoxin.
- lisinopril.
- nadolol.
- rosuvastatin.
Q. Does green tea loosen your bowels?
Drinking more fluids can help reduce constipation, a condition where you can’t poop often or your stools are hard to pass. Drinking more fluids, including green tea, can soften stools, so you can more easily have a bowel movement.
Q. Can green tea help with inflammation?
Green tea has also been shown to have anti-inflammatory properties. Green tea is especially high in antioxidants, which can help to reduce free radicals and combat oxidative stress.
Q. What tea makes you poop?
Senna tea acts as a stimulant laxative, which works by stimulating the intestines to move stool along. Senna tea tends to have a bitter taste, so you may want to add honey or some other flavoring to make it more palatable. Some people use dandelion tea to relieve water retention, but it can act as a mild laxative, too.
