Most people do get enough from meats, dairy products and eggs, with men getting almost eight micrograms and women getting about five micrograms a day. People with absorption problems, however, usually need to get injections of this vitamin. Eat foods that go with the flow. Certain foods have anti-clotting properties, says Dr. Mowrey. These foods include garlic , onions, ginger and cayenne, a hot red pepper.
Vitamin E plays an additional role, one that's particularly important to people with phlebitis.
Several studies indicate that vitamin E can help protect against potentially life-threatening blood clots. Specifically, vitamin E helps prevent platelets, components involved in blood clotting, from sticking to each other and to blood vessel walls. If you're going to take vitamin E , Dr. Pizzorno suggests that 200 to 600 international units daily should do the trick. Some research suggests that 200 international units is enough to reduce platelet adhesion. These nutrients won't cure a raging case of phlebitis.