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Table 1 Dietary items reported to affect nosebleeds in HHT patients

From: Dietary iron intake and anemia: food frequency questionnaire in patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia

Dietary items reported to ameliorate-epistaxis; n (%)

Dietary items reported to worsen epistaxis; n (%)

 

Current Study

Finnamore et al. [7]

 

Current Study

Finnamore et al. [7]

Blueberries and reds fruits

8/149 (31)

5/260 (1.9)

Spices

13/149 (36)

Green vegetables

5/149 (19)

10/258 (3.7)

Chocolate

12/149 (36)

37/265 (14)

Legumes

4/149 (15)

4/258 (1.6)

Alcohol

10/149 (28)

Banana, melons

3/260 (1.2)

Strawberries

3/149 (8)

25/260 (9.6)

Other vegetables

3/149 (2)

4/264 (1.5)

Citrus fruits

21/262 (8)