Turmeric

[John67]

Good afternoon all,

Is it ok for us af's to take turmeric tablets? And can we have turmeric in soup or stews etc?

John 67

[CDreamer]

My experience and knowledge is ok for use in teas and food.

Supplements could raise risk of bleeds if you take anticoagulants and/or some medications so caution and individual response ability required so seek professional advice from pharmacist with an interest in the subject.

[BobD Volunteer]

Turmeric should be fine used in foods but I would avoid taking tablets as it can increased bleeding risk for those on anticoagulants. Like many such spices we use it regularly here in spicey meals.

[jeanjeannie50]

I took turmeric pills a few years ago and I'm still alive to tell the tale, but I'm on Warfarin and have a machine to test my blood INR level. I didn't notice any change to it.

To be honest I ordered them and then thought to myself that I shouldn't be taking them, so watched what my blood viscosity was and it was fine.

I'd ask your pharmacist for his advice.

Jean

[Suebo2]

UKMI_QA_NOACs_ with_herbal_medicines_update_March_2020. Has some answers.

Put simply, if having generally in cooking then not considered a problem, but taking large amounts can increase bleeding risk.

Good luck.

[Rainfern]

Enjoying my afternoon cup of turmeric and ginger tea here. No problems to date. Took a week or two to acquire the taste but wouldn't go without it now.

[Dr-Gohan in reply to Rainfern]

Hello Rainfern, I too have become use to these two ingredients in my cup.Also, I enjoy cutting some kale or bok choy green leaves and putting them in a cup of almost boiling hot water and sipping until only the leaves remain in the bottom of the cup. Then they are soft and ready to eat. Very healthy for the "Gut" I've been led to believe.

P. S. I always enjoy reading your posts.

[Rainfern in reply to Dr-Gohan]

Thank you Dr-Gohan for the kale tip - I shall try that as my gut has been bad since ablation 8 weeks ago. I need to toughen up a bit though to face a frosty morning on the allotment!

[Autumn_Leaves]

I use turmeric as a culinary ingredient. I don’t take it as a supplement. It’s probably safe as a supplement taken in sensible amounts but with all supplements you need to be sure of your “why” and how you will ascertain its helpfulness, or not. Use the money you’d spend on that supplement on some healthy ingredients, and include a good quality turmeric powder (or turmeric root if you’re adventurous) and make yourself a curry instead. That’s my take on it.

[CDreamer]

For once - we have d’accord.

[Frances123]

I asked the question of turmeric and ginger with my pharmacist. I was advised if in tea (as in a teabag) it was fine but don’t have too much too often if making tea using fresh ingredients. It was the same advice for cooking. Supplements were not advised for reasons mentioned.

[Mugsy15]

I'm just delighted to see every poster spelling tuRmeric with the first 'r'!!

Drives me mad hearing certain professional chefs on tv calling it "Tumour-ric"!!

Well done folks!! 😂👍

[DevonHubby1]

Not AF specific but I read a recent report that taking tumeric as a supplement may increase risks of long-term liver issues. I stopped taking my tumeric with black pepper supplement as a result.

ZOE article here zoe.com/learn/can-turmeric-...

[Mugsy15]

🤐😂😂😂

[RoyMacDonald]

I think that Dr Michael Mosley recommended Turmeric at least 4 times a week on his podcast Just one (good) Thing. So I've been using powder as a salad dressing once or twice a day. Found the fruit flies don't like it as a bonus.

All the best.

Roy

[solarjdo69]

I'm with JeanJeannie on this. You should be fine with it in food. My wife and I take Turmeric capsules (850mg) 2 for me and 4 for her per day. I make my own to save $$$. I use a capsule machine from Amazon - about $35, capsules from Amazon too. Then I buy Organic Turmeric and pair it with my home made piperine ( black pepper ground in the coffee grinder after cleaning it, then mortor and pestel to make it real fine. I make about 400 each session. Comes out to about $7-8.00 per 200 capsukes that way. AND I can make it as strong or not of the pepperine amount.

[Cabot]

With apologies to CD Dreamer for breaking d'accord, I would stay away from tumeric except as the occasional spice for dishes that are much better with it. I took therapeutic level doses of tumeric daily for years before I developed afib -- I think it may have contributed to my sensitivity to tyramine, which was an afib trigger for me for about a year until my ability to process tyramine came back online.

Tumeric acts as an MAOI, making it difficult to process tyramine, which can lead to cardiac issues for some.

I doubt it makes much of a difference if you have the occasional curry or golden milk...