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A member asked:
Are there vitamins that will prevent or cure blood clots in the legs?
4 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
No: There are no vitamins or natural therapeutics that will prevent or cure blood clots. Dvt's or blood clots in the leg are a serious condition and could lead to death if improperly treated. The only medications that help are the blood thinners like Coumadin (warfarin) and Lovenox (enoxaparin) (low molecular weight heparin).
Answered 4/15/2016
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No except vitamin K: The only vitamin that helps prevent blood clots is vitamin k which is found in green leafy vegetables.
Answered 11/25/2013
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Doubtful: Some vitamins do promote bleeding and blood flow- i.e. large dosages of Vitamin C, but sorry, I would doubt that there is any known vitamin that can "cure" blood clots.
Answered 12/10/2014
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