Flaxseed oil and hot flashes???

jo jo
jo jo Member Posts: 1,175
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 Member Posts: 73
    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
  • DebbyM
    DebbyM Member Posts: 3,289 Member
    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
  • Balentine
    Balentine Member Posts: 393
    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
  • Ritzy
    Ritzy Member Posts: 4,381 Member
    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 :)
  • cahjah75
    cahjah75 Member Posts: 2,631
    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
  • Katz77
    Katz77 Member Posts: 598
    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
  • debbie-Warrior
    debbie-Warrior Member Posts: 7
    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.
  • Balentine
    Balentine Member Posts: 393
    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
  • Balentine
    Balentine Member Posts: 393
    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
  • Balentine
    Balentine Member Posts: 393
    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
  • debbie-Warrior
    debbie-Warrior Member Posts: 7
    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
  • Ritzy
    Ritzy Member Posts: 4,381 Member

    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 :)
  • jo jo
    jo jo Member Posts: 1,175
    Balentine said:
    Balentine thanks for the web
    Balentine thanks for the web sites...i checked them out and they are very informitive!
  • Amy23July09
    Amy23July09 Member Posts: 7
    my onco said to take 400-800
    my onco said to take 400-800 ui of vit e for hot flashes
  • susie09
    susie09 Member Posts: 2,930
    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 +.
  • apple25
    apple25 Member Posts: 14
    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 !
  • KayNYC
    KayNYC Member Posts: 495 Member
    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
  • Balentine
    Balentine Member Posts: 393
    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