garlic

by xxmissknightxx 3rd October 2009, 4:00 pm

noone told me that i shud avoid eating garlic before my op ! is this true??

my BA is next friday should i avoid eating garlic from now till then? garlic 294672

by LISA J 3rd October 2009, 4:10 pm

hi im not sure but i have been told to take arnica a week before op to help healing.xxxx

by Jessica 3rd October 2009, 5:47 pm

I think garlic is a blood thinner so that might be why. I wouldn't worry too much as you would probably need to eat loads of pure garlic to get the blood thinning effect but I wouldn't eat any more from now on xx

by misf1 4th October 2009, 1:38 pm

I was told to stop eating garlic 2 days before my op as it thins the blood. I didn't eat it for a few days afterwards just in case.

by Jade 4th October 2009, 2:13 pm

gosh! I didn't know about garlic!

no spag bol and garlic bread for me for that week then!

by DeeLite 4th October 2009, 2:26 pm

misf1 wrote:I was told to stop eating garlic 2 days before my op as it thins the blood. I didn't eat it for a few days afterwards just in case.

Yes, you're right! Transform advise in their patient information leaflet not to eat garlic 48 hours before surgery. xx

by ***Sally*** 4th October 2009, 3:02 pm

I didn't know this but it sounds about right. Think its a tad over cautious tho. I was told to avoid ibruprofen for 2 weeks before but that was about it.

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