My doctor says my hemoglobin is low. What foods can I eat that will build up my blood?

Question

Thanks everyone for all your excellent answers. I'm already doing almost all of these things, but probably not as often as I should.

Answer 1

It may be a deficiency of iron cause it (I have the same problem too recently, my rate was 8.6 = anaemia, and now up to 11.4, normal rate should be 12.3 - 15.3 g/dl for women, 14 - 17.5 g/dl for men.)

Recommended daily intake
Men need 7 mg Women 19-54 years need 12-16 mg each day
Women over 54 need 5-7mg
Pregnant women need 22-36 mg

The food sources of iron : ( ? mg per 100 g)

mussels 14.9
seaweed, dried 14.6
Wheat bran, unprocessed 11.9
chicken liver 10.5
cereals, breakfast 10 (added during processing)
clams 8
calves' liver 6.5
sesame seeds 5.2
beef, lean 3.1
Chinese broccoli 3.6
tofu, raw 7.9
raisins 4.2
sunflower seeds 5.2
Sardines, canned 2.7
Dates, 2.6
Walnuts 2.5
bread, wholemeal 2.4
egg, boiled 2
figs, dried 1.4
Watercress 1.6
Pork, lean 1.3
bread, white 1.3
Tofu, cooked 1.2
Broccoli 1

If you are not vegetarian, you may try to have some lean beef or chicken liver (paste) in your meals, mussels / clams or oysters are good sourses too. Sprinkle some roasted sesame seeds or walnuts on your salad would be good too. Try to intake more Vitamin C, it helps our body to absorb iron.

Recommended daily intake
Men 40mg Women 30mg
Pregnant 60mg
Lactating 75mg
Food Sources of Vitamin C (mg per 100g)

Guava 240
Watercress, Raw 110
Chinese Broccoli 95
Brussels sprouts 88
Broccoli, cookedd 85
Kiwi fruit 73
Lemon juice 67
Papaya 60
cauliflower, cooked 56
Oranges 52
Strawberries 45
Blackberries 38
Grapefruit 36
Cabbage 36
Chicken liver 35

I'm taking supplement of multi-vitamins + iron 1 tablet each day and you may ask your doctor whether you can take any supplement to improve your health.

Good luck!

Answer 2

I was also told this after I had a bad caesarian!
You probably have all the answers already,
Plenty of red meats,
Green vegetables, try not to over cook
Also drink red wine every day! It is actually very good for this
Or do you know they used to prescribe Guinness Thats the black porter type beer. My mpther was prescribed this after she had me! I have heard of people still being told by their Dr to have it. If you like the taste then it has a lot of good things in it...yeasts and iron too....
So eat well, drink well! Enjoy it its not often you get a Dr tell you to go have a steak with red wine!
Good luck!

Answer 3

Iron rich foods! A low hematocrit can be caused by a number of diseases, but is most often caused by an iron deficiency. Eating fortified cereal, red meat, seafood, poultry, lentils, leafy vegetables, even cooking with cast iron cookware can add iron to your diet. The most bioavailable source of iron is from meat, which makes sense, considering its there as hemoglobin.

Answer 4

Foods that are high in iron. Iron is very good for the health of your blood.You should eat more vegetables like: cabbage carrots cucumber...... and should help with your problem, also i think you should get a vitamin supplement for your problem. Hope you come out OK. =)

Aaron

Answer 5

Eat iron rich food like leafy green vegetables and make sure you get enough vitamin c which helps the body to absorb iron.

Answer 6

Drink one glass of deep red wine daily and eat raw onions with your sandwiches and anything else you can put raw onions on. Liver is also a great resource.

Answer 7

Try to look for ampalaya. This is very good for the blood.

Answer 8

Lotrs of meat, fish, spinach, kidney beans, seeds and nuts. they all contain high in iron.

Answer 9

Spinach is good for your blood.

Answer 10

red beef
beets
leafy greens like collard greens, kale, mustard greens etc.