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How To Increase Hemoglobin Levels While Having Sickle Cell Disease?
Hi my name is Jasmine. I have a sickle cell disease I was wondering how do you raise your hemoglobin. I can't really do an iron diet because I have iron overload. So, what should I do to raise my hemoglobin? I forgot to mention that my hemoglobin is 7.
Wed, 1 Jun 2016
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I have gone through your query and can understand your concern...
First of all iron intake is not recommended as you have iron load. Folic acid daily in small dose is recommended. You should also get Malaria prevention. If you are living in countries with high cases of malarial disease, you should receive anti-malarial chemoprophylaxis for life.
There is a drug named hydroxyurea which is shown to increase haemoglobin & decrease the attacks or symptoms of sickle-cell-disease/66332?iL=true" >sickle cell disease. This occurs by reactivating fetal haemoglobin production in place of the haemoglobin S that causes sickle-cell anaemia.
Normally there occurs polymerization of sickle hemoglobin in patients with sickle cell disease. Fetal hemoglobin prevents this process and high fetal haemoglobin concentrations reduce the severity of the disease.
Refer to your doctor
Hope this information helps
I have gone through your query and can understand your concern...
First of all iron intake is not recommended as you have iron load. Folic acid daily in small dose is recommended. You should also get Malaria prevention. If you are living in countries with high cases of malarial disease, you should receive anti-malarial chemoprophylaxis for life.
There is a drug named hydroxyurea which is shown to increase haemoglobin & decrease the attacks or symptoms of sickle-cell-disease/66332?iL=true" >sickle cell disease. This occurs by reactivating fetal haemoglobin production in place of the haemoglobin S that causes sickle-cell anaemia.
Normally there occurs polymerization of sickle hemoglobin in patients with sickle cell disease. Fetal hemoglobin prevents this process and high fetal haemoglobin concentrations reduce the severity of the disease.
Refer to your doctor
Hope this information helps
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