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Flaxseed oil and hot flashes???

jo jo
jo jo CSN Member Posts: 1,175 Member
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
Someone said they used flaxseed oil for hot flashes, how well does it work, where do you get it and how do you take it...is it a liquid or gel tablet or something else...this is just new to me!
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  • wendybia
    wendybia CSN Member Posts: 73
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    flaxseed
    hi...i don't believe the flaxseed is helping me with my hot flashes, but it good for you...
    i use flaxseed meal ( ground )...i get it at health food store...i take a tablespoon and but it the blender with my fruit smoothies....definitely don't taste it
    the smoothie is great 1 cup blueberries...a few rasberries...1 bananna...1 cup vanilla fat free yogurt, easy way to get to 4 servings of fruit...i use to eat ice cream at night and now most nights subsitute the smoothie for the ice cream...most nights ...wendy
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  • DebbyM
    DebbyM CSN Member Posts: 3,289 Member
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    wendybia said:

    flaxseed
    hi...i don't believe the flaxseed is helping me with my hot flashes, but it good for you...
    i use flaxseed meal ( ground )...i get it at health food store...i take a tablespoon and but it the blender with my fruit smoothies....definitely don't taste it
    the smoothie is great 1 cup blueberries...a few rasberries...1 bananna...1 cup vanilla fat free yogurt, easy way to get to 4 servings of fruit...i use to eat ice cream at night and now most nights subsitute the smoothie for the ice cream...most nights ...wendy

    I thought I read where
    I thought I read where flaxseed is a no no for ER and PR + survivors. Anyone else know anything about this?

    Debby
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  • Balentine
    Balentine CSN Member Posts: 393
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    DebbyM said:

    I thought I read where
    I thought I read where flaxseed is a no no for ER and PR + survivors. Anyone else know anything about this?

    Debby

    I have not heard that
    I take flaxseed oil and omega 3 in the pill form. YOu can get it in the vitamin section of any grocery store.
    Lorrie
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  • Ritzy
    Ritzy CSN Member Posts: 4,381 Member
    #5
    Balentine said:

    I have not heard that
    I take flaxseed oil and omega 3 in the pill form. YOu can get it in the vitamin section of any grocery store.
    Lorrie

    I have heard of flaxseed,
    I have heard of flaxseed, but, never knew what to do with it. Now I do! lol

    Sue :)
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  • cahjah75
    cahjah75 CSN Member Posts: 2,631
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    I've been
    I've been taking flaxseed (ground or oil) as well as fish oil tablets for years. Flaxseed is excellent source of fiber as fish oil is for our hearts. When I found out I had BC I had to stop everything but my BP meds 2 weeks before surgery. I don't think I'll be able to take any vitamins while getting chemo & rad either. I have to ask when I meet w/drs.
    Char
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  • Katz77
    Katz77 CSN Member Posts: 598
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    Flaxseed?
    I take Vit E. I went 4 days w/o it and noticed flashes every couple hours. Back on them now. Had a colonscopy and vit e is kind of a blood thinner. I haven't heard about flaxseed.
    Sorry. Katz
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  • debbie-Warrior
    debbie-Warrior CSN Member Posts: 7
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    DebbyM said:

    I thought I read where
    I thought I read where flaxseed is a no no for ER and PR + survivors. Anyone else know anything about this?

    Debby

    YES YES YES YES
    You are right ER -PR do not need to do flax seed.... Fish OIL ...Green TEA..in pill form, We need to help each other.. This info is from Cancer Treatment Centers..and my BS.
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  • Balentine
    Balentine CSN Member Posts: 393
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    Katz77 said:

    Flaxseed?
    I take Vit E. I went 4 days w/o it and noticed flashes every couple hours. Back on them now. Had a colonscopy and vit e is kind of a blood thinner. I haven't heard about flaxseed.
    Sorry. Katz

    Where did you see that flaxseed oil was not good for us with bc
    Debbie,
    I am anxious to hear what website you found that said it was not good for us with bc? Everything I have researched has said that IT IS good for us with bc. Please advise me where you saw this.
    Lorrie
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  • Balentine
    Balentine CSN Member Posts: 393
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    Katz77 said:

    Flaxseed?
    I take Vit E. I went 4 days w/o it and noticed flashes every couple hours. Back on them now. Had a colonscopy and vit e is kind of a blood thinner. I haven't heard about flaxseed.
    Sorry. Katz

    here is the website I went to that says it is ok among others
    http://foodforbreastcancer.com/foods/flaxseed
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  • Balentine
    Balentine CSN Member Posts: 393
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    Balentine said:

    here is the website I went to that says it is ok among others
    http://foodforbreastcancer.com/foods/flaxseed

    here is another link from the ACS
    http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3x_Flaxseed.asp
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  • debbie-Warrior
    debbie-Warrior CSN Member Posts: 7
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    Balentine said:

    Where did you see that flaxseed oil was not good for us with bc
    Debbie,
    I am anxious to hear what website you found that said it was not good for us with bc? Everything I have researched has said that IT IS good for us with bc. Please advise me where you saw this.
    Lorrie

    Flaxseed
    My two breast surgens both told me and I went for a full workup for a week at Cancer Treatment Centers of America and they told me as well.. This is fairly new info a year or so.. It acts as a natural estrogen.. who new ? Vit E is good, Fish oil..ect the web is not the best for up to date info.. good luck
    Debbie LVN
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  • Ritzy
    Ritzy CSN Member Posts: 4,381 Member
    #13
    debbie-Warrior said:

    YES YES YES YES
    You are right ER -PR do not need to do flax seed.... Fish OIL ...Green TEA..in pill form, We need to help each other.. This info is from Cancer Treatment Centers..and my BS.

    I also thought the ER and PR
    I also thought the ER and PR positive are NOT supposed to take flax seed. Glad that you are posting that they shouldn't. I called my onco and he said NO, as I am ER and PR +.

    Sue :)
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  • jo jo
    jo jo CSN Member Posts: 1,175 Member
    #14
    Balentine said:

    here is another link from the ACS
    http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3x_Flaxseed.asp

    Balentine thanks for the web
    Balentine thanks for the web sites...i checked them out and they are very informitive!
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  • Amy23July09
    Amy23July09 CSN Member Posts: 7
    #15
    my onco said to take 400-800
    my onco said to take 400-800 ui of vit e for hot flashes
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  • susie09
    susie09 CSN Member Posts: 2,930
    #16
    Ritzy said:

    I also thought the ER and PR
    I also thought the ER and PR positive are NOT supposed to take flax seed. Glad that you are posting that they shouldn't. I called my onco and he said NO, as I am ER and PR +.

    Sue :)

    No, do not take flaxseed
    No, do not take flaxseed Ritzy if you are ER and PR +.
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  • apple25
    apple25 CSN Member Posts: 14
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    flax seed & flashes
    it hasn't done squat for my flashes, but it is good for your heart so i sprinkle it on my oatmeal every morning. My oncologist prescribes low dose lexapro for my flashes. It works like a charm !
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  • KayNYC
    KayNYC CSN Member Posts: 495 Member
    #18
    apple25 said:

    flax seed & flashes
    it hasn't done squat for my flashes, but it is good for your heart so i sprinkle it on my oatmeal every morning. My oncologist prescribes low dose lexapro for my flashes. It works like a charm !

    flax seed
    Flax seed is supposed to be good and I enjoy it sprinkled on oatmeal or in a salad. It should be refrigerated and not used after two weeks. It is destroyed by oxidation and the seeds deteriorate.Cooking or heating it counteracts its benefits.
    I was told not to use it during rad treatments. I am meeting with the nutritionist tomorrow as part of a Komen study that I am involved in. I will check on the latest information about Flax seed, fish oil and Vitamin E, all supplements that I have been taking for years but stopped on the advice of my breast surgeon and Rad Onc.
    Hugs, K
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  • Balentine
    Balentine CSN Member Posts: 393
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    KayNYC said:

    flax seed
    Flax seed is supposed to be good and I enjoy it sprinkled on oatmeal or in a salad. It should be refrigerated and not used after two weeks. It is destroyed by oxidation and the seeds deteriorate.Cooking or heating it counteracts its benefits.
    I was told not to use it during rad treatments. I am meeting with the nutritionist tomorrow as part of a Komen study that I am involved in. I will check on the latest information about Flax seed, fish oil and Vitamin E, all supplements that I have been taking for years but stopped on the advice of my breast surgeon and Rad Onc.
    Hugs, K

    Please keep me informed
    I would be very interested in what you find out. I have been asking to see a dietician and they tell me there isn't one for cancer patients. I was like scooby do...I said....huh? I could not believe it. Please send me a private email or put a post out about what to eat and not to eat and also about supplements. I have been taking flaxseed oil with omega 3 supplements...are those as good as eating the natural seeds? Please also ask about Vitamin D3, almond milk and anything else that will help. Thanks Kay.
    Lorrie
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