Food for af

[Donber65]

My partner has af does anyone know of any foods which are a must or an avoid please

[rosyG]

The most important thing is whether he is on anti-coagulants and if so which one- Warfarin has many food interactions, NOACS just a few.

From a heart health POV processed foods are very bad - fruit and veg are very good.

Losing weight if overweight, keeping BP in normal range.

[Hidden]

Hi Donber, as RosyG says, you need to be more careful if he is taking warfarin, but even then, the INR nurse should be able to arrive at a dose that suits your diet, provided you consume similar amounts on a regular basis. Pigging out on brocolli every other month would not be a good idea. As far as I can recall, the only thing to be wary of if taking a DOAC (NOAC) is grapefruit juice. I don't think betablockers or calcium channel blockers or any of the rhythm drugs ie Flecainide have any major issues but check the leaflet and ask your pharmacist just to be sure.

[jedimasterlincoln]

Medication aside, I tend to limit my Caffiene to 2 or 3 cups of tea a day (with milk) and don't touch coffee. I rarely touch alcohol either but if I do I make sure I've not had too much tea and had plenty of alternative fluids.

[jeanjeannie50]

I avoid anything with artificial additives, especially maltodextrin and artificial sweeteners. Other things are stress, overeating, alcohol, caffeine, cake (sob) and because I've always had AF after eating them blueberries.

[seasider18 in reply to jeanjeannie50]

I read labels but had never heard of maltodextrin before and had to Google it.

healthline.com/health/food-...

[jeanjeannie50 in reply to seasider18]

It's added to quite a few vitamin pills. If I buy any I always have to check as I know it will set my AF off, the same as artificial sweeteners do.

[Hidden in reply to jeanjeannie50]

Your list is pretty close to what I try psto avoid-especially artificial sweeteners- which cutting out about 3 yrs ago has helped me with so many other problems I didn't connnect with artificial sweeteners. Especially GI problems- bloating IBS sx etc. Take care. irina1975

[doodle68]

Hello donber this is a link to some things to avoid eating when you have AF and others when you are taking certain medication ,

healthline.com/health/atria...

I prefer to concentrate on the many lovely things I can eat also mentioned further down in the link...