General recommendations:
Include niacin in the diet. This B vitamin helps prevent clotting. Vitamin C helps strengthen the walls of veins and arteries.
Eat a good nourishing diet of fruits, vegetables, raw nuts, seeds, legumes, and whole grains.
Do not eat fried, salty, processed foods; dairy products; or hydrogenated vegetable oils. Do not eat meat.
A high-protein diet increases blood-clotting factors.
Use enough fiber in the diet, so you do not have to strain at the stool. Straining increases venous pressure on the legs.
Maintain a low-fat diet and drink enough water.
It is now known that food allergies can be involved. Search them out and eliminate them.
Avoid dangling the feet. Pressure against the popliteal vessels may cause obstruction of blood flow. Do not cross your legs.
Deep breathing or singing helps empty out the large veins, thus increasing venous circulation.
Quit tobacco. If you smoke, and seem to keep having recurring phlebitis, you may have Buerger's disease (which see). Its symptoms are severe pain and blood clots, usually in the legs. Smoking constricts the blood vessels.
Do not wear anything tight about the waist, or bands on the legs.
Beware of "economy class syndrome." A remarkable number of people who fly in the cramped economy class seats of jets develop thromboplebitis. You are confined to your seat more on planes than in cars or boats. So request an aisle seat and get up every 30 minutes and walk up and down the aisles.
Once you have had phlebitis, or clots of any type, you can have it again. Surgery or prolonged bed rests increase the likelihood that you will have another attack.
Keep that in mind when you consider elective surgery.
Fasting decreases blood coagulation, and can be beneficial when needed.
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