Mij
Senior Member (Voting Rights)
Why are nutraceuticals mentioned?
I hope this doesn't involve taking 'natural' blood thinners (bromelain, nattokinase et), unmonitored, and assuming it's safe. Proper testing might not be available and some pwME will experiment on their own.
I took bromelain as a potential anticoagulant twenty years ago when hypercoagulation was a theory for pwME. I took the supplement for a few months before my blood panel was finalized and it really thinned my blood- I cut my finger once and it wouldn't stop bleeding. When my ISAC panel was finalized it was determined that I didn't have hypercoagulation. The head Hematologist here advised not to assume when taking blood thinners.