What drug to take to dilute thick blood?

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Quito Quito - 28 Sep 2004 20:24 GMT

A friend of mine, female, is now 55. Her blood is thick, and her right
hand, legs and feet feel numb.

It appears that she eats a lot of eggs with yolks included. I
therefore suggested that she might have taken in too much cholesterol
which causes blood thickening. Am I right?

Regardless of the cause of thick blood, are there any drugs that can
effectively dilute the blood that is already thick?

Thank you for reading and replying.

--Roland

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Matti Narkia - 28 Sep 2004 20:55 GMT

28 Sep 2004 12:24:25 -0700 in article
<98d60386.0409281124.4097f38d@posting.google.com> qquito@hotmail.com (Quito
Quito) wrote:

>A friend of mine, female, is now 55. Her blood is thick, and her right
>hand, legs and feet feel numb.
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>Regardless of the cause of thick blood, are there any drugs that can
>effectively dilute the blood that is already thick?

It depends what you mean with "thick" blood and blood "thinning". If one
does not drink enough and becomes dehydrated, blood becomes thicker. The
prevention and solution is to drink enough (non-alcoholic) fluids. But you
probably mean prevention of thromboembolic events with anticoagulants such
as heparins, low-molecular-weight heparin or warfarin (Coumadin), or with
antiplatelet agents such as aspirin. Similar, but a lot milder effects can
be obtained with some supplements such as fish oil, green tea, garlic,
ginger, ginkgo biloba, vitamin E, cocoa powder,

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Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD - 28 Sep 2004 23:31 GMT

> A friend of mine, female, is now 55. Her blood is thick, and her right
> hand, legs and feet feel numb.
>
> It appears that she eats a lot of eggs with yolks included. I
> therefore suggested that she might have taken in too much cholesterol
> which causes blood thickening. Am I right?

No.

> Regardless of the cause of thick blood, are there any drugs that can
> effectively dilute the blood that is already thick?

Yes, there are medications that anticoagulate or "thin" the blood.

For someone like your friend who might be having a stroke, these
medications are best administered in the hospitals so that "clot-busters"
can be given when indicated.

> Thank you for reading and replying.
>
> --Roland

You are welcome.

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