Fish oil and tattooing?

Odhinnfist · 09-14-2007, 10:02 AM

Hey Guys, I'm going to be getting a new tattoo pretty soon and I take fish oil regularly. I take 8 to 10 caps a day, its the Kirkland Brand you get in the huge bottle at Costco. I was wondering though, do you think I should cut back or plain stop taking for a few days before I head to the tattoo shop, I'm just worried about bleeding all over the place. Or am I just crazy here?

TX911 · 09-14-2007, 10:06 AM

don't worry about it. i'm covered in tattoos and i take 10 caps a day and i've never had a problem. what's funny is that i've found that my blood actually clots faster and i heal much quicker than i use to. though i'm sure alot of that has to do with the fact that i eat extremely clean now and my health is 100 times better than what it was. don't sweat it, it'll be a negligible difference if there is any at all

oyaji poi · 09-14-2007, 10:12 AM

Well, when I had a dental implant put in it bled and bled. Like, unusually. The dentist was really surprised.

I take 8-9 a day.

Ian Coe · 09-14-2007, 10:38 AM

I still bleed from the middle of my gums since taking 10g of fish oil a day

irc · 09-14-2007, 11:11 AM

What's the point of taking 10 caps/grams of fishoil per day?

Elliotedge · 09-14-2007, 11:49 AM

Hold up. Im missing something here, and im sure others are as well. Since when does fish oil make you bleed? Please explain. I take it every day!

hardheart · 09-14-2007, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Elliotedge

Hold up. Im missing something here, and im sure others are as well. Since when does fish oil make you bleed? Please explain. I take it every day!

I think he's checking to make sure that fish oil isn't a blood thinner/vasodialator.

oyaji poi · 09-14-2007, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by irc

What's the point of taking 10 caps/grams of fishoil per day?

What do you mean?? As opposed to not taking any? Or not taking 20-30g like Poliquin says? Or not taking 3g like an average person is advised to?

erco · 09-14-2007, 12:27 PM

Fish Oil has anti-coagulant effects, which may lead to excessive bleeding in some people at varying levels of consumption.

Monger · 09-14-2007, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by erco

Fish Oil has anti-coagulant effects, which may lead to excessive bleeding in some people at varying levels of consumption.

Yep.

I don't think I'd worry about it for tattoos. Now if you were going into a surgery or signing up for your local sword fight... I'd consider backing off until it's over.