Effect of blood thinners

I have been on Coumadin for the last 7 years because of DVT.  I'm wondering if anyone else has any advice on how dieting will effect my INR score. Also had being on this medication caused you to gain weight?  My weight creeped on over time so I'm not sure if the meds had anything to do with it or not.

I've been on it since I had my defibrillator implanted 2 years ago.  Coumadin hasn't affected my weight at all.  The only dietary need you have to keep in mind is dark green vegetables.

Dark greens, like broccoli, spinach, kale, etc., are high in vitamin K, which helps blood to clot.  Eating a lot of these foods can effect your INR (pro-time.) results.  My doctor said to go ahead and eat them, but be consistant in the amount so that the dose of coumadin can be adjusted to compensate.

I have 1/2 to 1 cup of dark greens per day with no bad results and a consistant INR every month.  I can eat a larger serving of the lighter colored greens, such as romaine hearts or iceberg lettuce.

As far as weight loss goes, it has no effect at all. 

I have been on coumadin for the past three years.  No it has not affected my weight either.  Clairelaine, thanks for the hint of eating the lighter colored greens , for some reason I find its hard for me to be consistant with the amount of greens I eat each day.  Have avoided the darker greens, but think the main reason I was not being consistant with INR was that I did not take notice of the amount of greens I was eating.  Will start by eating 1/2 cup greens each day, INR is checked every three weeks.  The best advice you have given is to be consistant.   Thanks for sharing.  

I have been on coumadin for the past three years.  No it has not affected my weight either.  Clairelaine, thanks for the hint of eating the lighter colored greens , for some reason I find its hard for me to be consistant with the amount of greens I eat each day.  Have avoided the darker greens, but think the main reason I was not being consistant with INR was that I did not take notice of the amount of greens I was eating.  Will start by eating 1/2 cup greens each day, INR is checked every three weeks.  The best advice you have given is to be consistant.   Thanks for sharing.  

I was on coumadin for almost a year back when I had my DVT.  Thankfully, I'm able to be off it now (have been for 2+ years).  My doctor originally told me NO dark leafy greens because of the Vitamin K, but like others have said, what's important is the consistancy, not necessarily cutting them out completely.  If you want to increase your leafy greens, you'll need to get a few extra INR readings and most likely adjust your coumadin dose--then just keep things constant and you should be fine.

I did experience some weight gain while on coumadin, but I don't think it was necessarily the medication's fault.   I was dealing with a LOT of stress related to my newly discovered blood clotting disorder, plus I was immobilized for a while at first until my clot finally dissipated fully.  I think both of those things had a bigger effect than the meds. 

Good luck!