Eat Cranberries To Prevent Urinary Infections But Bruises All Over The Body

Urinary tract infections are always recurring. At this time, many people suggest that you may as well eat maintenance food containing cranberry ingredients and drink cranberry juice to prevent infection. However, remind people who are taking anticoagulant drugs to prevent blood clots to be careful, because the ingredients of cranberry to maintain the urinary tract are exactly the ingredients that interact with anticoagulant drugs, which may cause the risk of bleeding. The pharmacist reminded that you should not only eat cranberries, but also use broccoli and cabbage, which are recognized as the healthiest. Eating too much will affect the anticoagulant effect.

Cranberry is the most studied for preventing urinary infection

Because it is rich in proanthocyanidins, cranberry can prevent pathogenic E. coli from attaching to the urothelial cells. Not only women are recommended to take it, but many silver-haired people who have urinary For the problem of tract infection, it is also recommended to drink cranberry juice and eat skin care products containing cranberry to prevent infection. Zhao Bihui, a pharmacist at the Drug Injury Relief Foundation, said that cranberries are the food that has the most scientific studies to prove that it can effectively prevent urinary tract infections, so it is often recommended for preventive consumption.

Silver-haired people take a high proportion of anticoagulant drugs, be careful of interaction

However, it should be noted that silver-haired people have a high proportion of thrombosis problems, so the proportion of taking anticoagulant drugs is relatively high, and they should pay attention to eating cranberry Risk of interaction between raspberries and anticoagulant drugs. The main interactions that occur are warfarin anticoagulants. Antioxidant components such as flavonoids and anthocyanins contained in cranberries will inhibit the activity of the liver's cytochrome P450 enzyme system and reduce the effect of the liver metabolizing drugs. , leading to high concentrations of anticoagulant components in the blood, increasing the risk of bleeding.

Cranberries and grapefruit juice should be paid attention to

So if you are taking such anticoagulant drugs, and drinking too much cranberry juice and cranberry-based skin care products at the same time, there will be a lot of "black green" on your body. Symptoms of blood stasis, be careful there may be a risk of bleeding. Zhao Bihui reminded that foods like cranberries that affect the activity of the P450 enzyme system, as well as citrus foods such as grapefruit, grapefruit, and orange, should only be eaten in moderation.

Eating these vegetables will reduce the anticoagulant effect

Zhao Bihui said that people who take anticoagulant drugs should not only eat and drink cranberry health products, but also be careful when eating various vegetables. Cauliflower is mentioned most often. He said that broccoli contains vitamin K, which has blood clotting effects, and if you eat too much, it will reduce the effect of anticoagulants.

It’s not okay to not eat it, but there is a risk of bleeding.

Foods rich in vitamin K also include kale, white cauliflower, cabbage, spinach, kale, lettuce and other vegetables, fruits such as avocado, papaya, kiwi, As well as the liver, etc., will affect the effect of anticoagulants. However, food containing vitamin K must not be eaten, otherwise it may cause easy bleeding. Eat these vegetables in moderation, about 3 to 5 palm-sized servings per day.

◎Image source/Provided by Dazhi Image/shutterstock ◎Consulting expert / Pharmacist Zhao Bihui