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My inr level went from 3.5 2 weeks ago to 5.7 today.my diet hasn't changed, no vitamin k, i'm not really a drinker (although a week ago glass sangria.

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It's common: Inr can be very finicky. Diet alcohol and particularly medications like antibiotics can effect it. However at times there is no obvious cause. It probably depends on your liver 's production of vit k. Take advice of your anti coagulation clinic.

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Answered 4/18/2016

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