Treatment
Treatment for anemia depends on the cause:
Iron deficiency anemia. This form of anemia is treated with iron supplements, which you may need to take for several months or longer. If the underlying cause of iron deficiency is loss of blood — other than from menstruation — the source of the bleeding must be located and stopped. This may involve surgery.
Vitamin deficiency anemias. Pernicious anemia is treated with injections — often lifetime injections — of vitamin B-12. Folic acid deficiency anemia is treated with folic acid supplements.
Anemia of chronic disease. There's no specific treatment for this type of anemia. Doctors focus on treating the underlying disease. Iron supplements and vitamins generally don't help this type of anemia. However, if symptoms become severe, a blood transfusion or injections of synthetic erythropoietin, a hormone normally produced by the kidneys, may help stimulate red blood cell production and ease fatigue.
Aplastic anemia. Treatment for this serious anemia may include blood transfusions to boost levels of red blood cells. You may need a bone marrow transplant if your bone marrow is diseased and can't make healthy blood cells. You may need immune-suppressing medications to lessen your immune system's response and give the transplanted bone marrow a chance to start functioning again.
Anemias associated with bone marrow disease. Treatment of these various diseases can range from simple medication to chemotherapy to bone marrow transplantation. Treatment of these types of anemia usually involves a consultation from a blood specialist (hematologist).
Hemolytic anemias. Managing hemolytic anemias includes avoiding suspect medications, treating related infections and taking drugs that suppress your immune system, which may be attacking your red blood cells. Short courses of treatment with steroids or gamma globulin can help suppress your immune system's attack on your red blood cells. If the condition has caused an enlarged spleen, you may need to have your spleen removed. The spleen — a small organ below your rib cage on the left side — filters out and stores defective red blood cells. Certain hemolytic anemias can cause the spleen to become enlarged with damaged red blood cells.
Sickle cell anemia. Treatment for this incurable anemia may include the administration of oxygen, pain-relieving drugs, and oral and intravenous fluids to reduce pain and prevent complications. Doctors also commonly use blood transfusions, folic acid supplements and antibiotics. A bone marrow transplant may be an effective treatment in some circumstances. A cancer drug called hydroxyurea (Droxia, Hydrea) also is used to treat sickle cell anemia in adults.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/anemia/DS00321/DSECTION=8
2006-07-17 19:37:38
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answered by Sancira 7
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Foods high in iron. Such as lean red meat, spinach, leafy green vegetables, fish, or you could try to take iron supplements but they may make you constipated. Always eat foods with vitamin C to help you absorb the iron.
2006-07-18 02:30:12
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answered by SunshineHeather 1
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The iron thing is good as indicated by many who answered thsi question, however too much iron and be deadly. So don't overdue it. A guy a dated once, told me his exwife tried to kill herself this way, by taking a crap load of iron supplements. I mean you can take like one a day, or whatever, but don't overdue it. You may want to talk to a Dr. about the correct dosage.
2006-07-18 02:48:01
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answered by C 4
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Well you certainly have to eat green vegetables like baby spinache and rocket cellary, because iron determines the haemoglobin in your body, just eat a lot of green vegetables.
2006-07-18 02:29:44
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answered by Anonymous
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An daily iron supplement or diet rich in iron. Iron rich foods include fortified processed grains, meat, raisins and dark green vegetables.
2006-07-18 02:29:59
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answered by tenaciousd 6
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Spinach, kale, or any other dark green vegetables. You can also cook them in cast-iron pots.
My doctor tells me, doing it via diet will take forever to get any meaningful change. Iron booster can be injected to you via infusion - they do this all the time for cancer patients taking chemo therapy.
2006-07-18 02:31:04
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answered by tkquestion 7
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Chloraphyll is the best source I know of and you can buy concentrated liquid capsules if you don't like the taste of the liquid itself (they usually add mint to make it more palatable).
2006-07-18 02:36:15
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answered by Sparkle1 6
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Eat red meat (that is beef) and green leafy veg's
2006-07-18 02:28:09
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answered by Anonymous
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You can eat spinach & such other food containing iron!! or you can eat tablets !!
2006-07-18 02:32:44
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answered by seju 2
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foods high in iron and vit.B12 will solve ur pblm for sure....take jaggery daily and have green leafy veggies.....
2006-07-18 02:31:57
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answered by kashyapkeerthi 1
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