Suggest Treatment For Iron Build Up In Liver Due To Frequent Blood Transfusion

Posted on Sun, 13 Dec 2015

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Question : I have a build-up of Iron in my liver due to frequent blood transfusions , I have Myloidysplasia. What is the treatment for the blood build -up ?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Klerida Shehu (20 hours later)

Brief Answer:
chelation therapy is the recommended treatment...

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you for asking on HCM!
I am Klerida Shehu Gastro -Hepatologist and I ma glad to help you.

You are reporting to have build up of iron in your liver due to frequent blood transfusion.

At your situation I would recommend to start chelation therapy to lower Iron level in your body.
The mostly recommended chelation therapy is Deferasirox (Exjade). It is in tablet form and well tolerated by patients.

Otherwise before starting these medication you need to do have your vision and hearing tested. Deferasirox can cause damage to the ears and eyes.

Meantime I suggest to use low in iron-rich foods and avoid foods reached in iron like:
- avoid red meat
- avoid tuna
- avoid salmon
-avoid iron-fortified cereals
- avoid eggs
- avoid Vitamine C

Hope it was helpful to you!
Dr.Klerida

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar