When giving blood, are there any health benefits for the donor, like a lower blood pressure or anything else?

Answer 1

No direct health benefits, no. The blood pressure may drop momentarily, but the total volume loss should be barely noticeable to the body overall and it will compensate for it very quickly. It wouldn't be a dependable method to lower high blood pressure at all. Within a short time, the body replaces the fluid loss and the cells are replaced within days. Other than the mental satisfaction to know you have helped somebody else, there is no benefit to the donor.

Answer 2

3 years ago, I was diagnosed - hypertension with a reading of 160/100. I used to feel dizzy a lot, my legs had awful cramps, and levels were very low in my potassium, causing my fingers and toes to always cramp together. One day I started to feel really faint while I was driving with my daughter in the back seat and I passed out, hitting 3 cars and ending up in a ditch. That moment,I knew I had to do something because my meds weren't working. I heard about this diet from a friend and thought I'd give it a shot. The results have been remarkable. In just 21 days, I honestly can't remember feeling this good, my blood pressure went from 175/110 to 125/70.

Answer 3

We have to be sincere....there are NO direct benefits to the donor of blood....
Perhaps the only one, (lets be honest), is the altruistic feeling of helping your human species in general....
That blood taken from people that suffer states of "too many red blood cells" such as polycitemia, is unfortunately NOT suitable for transfusion to other blood recipients (the life span of the red blood cells of such donors is too short to be of clinical value)....
Donation of blood, unfortunately, will not correct neither your blood pressure, nor your cholesterol, we have to be plain sincere too....That is why, commercial obtention of blood, (pay per event) is still the main form to obtain it, for clinical purposes..
Sincerity and the truth before all....

Answer 4

Slight lowered blood volume & iron levels (blood donation is used as a treatment for persons who suffer from haemochromatosis, or high iron levels), slight possible increase in endorphins and a feeling of altruism.

Answer 5

Before WW1 and the development of penicillin, doctors used to prescribe bloodletting when people were ill. That is why the oldest medical journal is called the Lancet. They used a lancet for bloodletting. Phlebotomy (bloodletting) is still used for some medical conditions.

Answer 6

The only benefit for the donor is that it reduces your iron levels.

Too much iron is like too much cholesterol and it can clog up your arteries.

Answer 7

Some people give blood regularly because they have too much iron in their bodies. This practice is done under a doctor's supervision.