Dose of lecithin is 1200mg four times a day for a few days, then wean down
or off.
The theoretical mechanism is that lecithin is a lipid emulsifier, i.e.
makes big fat droplets into little ones, which would be less likely to
solidify in a duct.  "Kind of the same way some blood thinners work to
prevent strokes by preventing clots." is how I explain it to patients.
Have had several moms with recurrent plugged ducts and/or mastitis that
this has worked for.  Again, anecdotal, but don't have a reference.
Becky Saenz, MD, IBCLC


At 11:49 AM 02/08/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>Lecithin is mentioned in Ruth Lawrence's book, as a treatment for chronic
>plugged ducts,  but there is no reference that I can find. Kathleen
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