Anticoagulant
Anticoagulants are medicines that prevent the blood from clotting as quickly or as effectively as normal. Some people call anticoagulants blood thinners. However, the blood is not actually made any thinner it just does not clot so easily whilst you take an anticoagulant.
Anticoagulants are used to treat and prevent blood clots that may occur in your blood vessels. Blood clots can block an artery or a vein (blood vessels). A blocked artery stops blood and oxygen from getting to a part of your body (for example, to a part of the heart, brain or lungs). The tissue supplied by a blocked artery becomes damaged, or dies, and this results in serious problems such as a stroke or heart attack. A blood clot in a large vein, such as a deep vein thrombosis (a clot in the leg vein), can lead to serious problems such as a pulmonary embolism (a clot that travels from the leg vein to the lungs).
Symptoms
You may not have any symptoms. Symptoms that may occur include:
- Blood clots in the legs or the lungs as well as stroke or heart attack
- Recurrent miscarriages
How can I know if I have Anticoagulants?
Most often lupus anticoagulants are found in persons with diseases such assystemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). anticoagulants may also occur if You take certain medicines, such as phenothiazines, phenytoin, hydralazine, quinine, and the antibiotic amoxicillin.
You have such conditions such as Inflammatory bowel disease, infections, and certain kinds of tumors.
The following tests may be done:
- Partial thromboplastin time (PTT)
- Russell viper venom time
- Thromboplastin inhibition test
Food That Cure Anticoagulants
Garlic: It's an ancient truth, garlic cloves are strong medicines against unwanted blood clots.The Adenosine and ajoene in garlic have anticoagulant activity that dampens the blood platelets enthusiasm to congregate. It is no longer unsubstantiated folklore, garlic is full of potent clot-fighting compounds and powers.
Onions: When eating fatty foods, add those onions (which also contains the anticoagulant chemical adenosine. The natural blood thinners in onions will help counteract the clot promoting powers of fatty foods.
Black Mushrooms: Black mushrooms contain several blood-thinning compounds including the same adenosine which is also present in garlic and onions.
Olive Oil: In addition to being one of the purest fats available, olive oil retards the stickiness of blood platelets which may help account for olive oil's artery-protecting powers.
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