nicolemarkle Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Hi all, Any ladies on Whole30 had issues with the process of drawing blood? I'm on Day 19 of the Whole30. I have thin PCOS, and my doctor has been monitoring my cycle (which involves bloodwork 1-2 times per week). Before Whole30, I had no problems with the blood drawing process -- I'd get pricked, in and out of the phlebotomist's lab in under 5 minutes. The past couple weeks, however, have been rough. She's been unable to find my veins, and I have bruises all over my inner arms. Today she had to stick me 4 times to get one vial of blood, finally going into the vein on my hand. I started seeing stars, sweating and nearly passed out. Two boxes of apple juice later (44g of sugar!), I was fine. Do you think this could be caused by my diet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmary Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 It is possible that you bruise more easily eating this way--that's not uncommon when people increase Omega 3 intake--but I have not heard of difficulty drawing blood on the program. Personally, I think the biggest difference in my experiences having blood drawn are a result of the person drawing the blood. This is a real skill and some people are not good at it at all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolemarkle Posted May 19, 2015 Author Share Posted May 19, 2015 You might be right about the bruising! About the phlebotomist -- it's been the same girl drawing my blood all along. So something's definitely changed with me, not the person drawing my blood. Maybe she had an off couple days ... Or maybe my veins are just tired! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorilou Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 I have regular blood draws and when I don't drink enough water they have a harder time. Lorilou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyS Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 I have regular blood draws and when I don't drink enough water they have a harder time. Lorilou This was my first thought - water intake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munkers Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Or if not water, then overall blood pressure which is impacted by salt intake. It's easy to get insufficient sodium on Whole30 if you're not making a conscious effort salt your meals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntJane Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 It's funny you should make this connection. My PCP did bloodwork twice recently, and even though I have huge veins in both arms, she had a tremendous amount of difficulty getting them to give up any blood! Both times I had to go back another time so they could try again because she had already pricked both arms too many times. That was towards the end of my last Whole30. I had a non-compliant week (which I don't advise and will never do again...still feel yucky 8 days later) before starting another Whole30, and when I went back for a final round of bloodwork, she got it on the first try and all four vials were filled really fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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