Question 1

what can i do to take care of anemia after giving birth to a baby?

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Diet: Unless there was a significant blood loss, a healthy diet, and continuing your prenatal vitamins with iron is the best way.

Question 2

what are natural ways to treat anemia due to giving birth to a baby?

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Iron rich food: You may lose some blood after giving birth. It may cause deficiency in iron. You need to continue your multivitamins/prenatal multivitamin. In addition you may want to take iron rich food- such as spinach, beets, liver etc. Open this link- it may be helpful: www.Ironrichfood.Org. You need to see your doctor and have a blood work to confirm. If your iron is low- need  to take iron supplement too.

Question 3

natural ways to treat/cure anemia (as a result of giving birth to a baby)?

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Iron supplements: Iron supplements are the best way to correct anemia from childbirth. Other ways to supplement iron naturally is to eat red meats, and other foods rich in iron, such as spinach. Also prenatal vitamins with iron ensure that you get enough Folic Acid and minerals.

Question 4

i have high blood pressure / anemia, i recently had blood and platelet transfusion after giving birth. i have horizontal ridges on 10 hand nails?

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Beau's lines: horizontal ridges in nails are known as Beau's lines and often indicate an interruption of the nail growth for a period of time. This growth lapse is usually due to significant illness or malnutrition but possibly could reflect severe anemia for a period of time. If health maintained the lines should grow out over time

Question 5

can anemia kill you?

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Rarely: It can , esp if hemoglobin levels are very low.

Question 6

if i have pernicious anemia should i give birth naturally?

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Best to see your OB: They will work with their hematology and perhaps GI colleagues to help guide decisions during your pregnancy. With modern medical and supportive care, I am not aware of a contraindications to natural childbirth in the setting of pernicious anemia. I suspect that you are already receiving folate (folic acid) supplementation from your doctors, which can ameliorate some pernicious anemia sequelae.

Question 7

can iron deficiency anemia kill you?

Accepted Answer

Yes, depending on ..: Severity and intervention.  In children, for example, fe deficiency from inappropriate cows milk ingestion can lead to hematocrit below 10% in severely affected patients, which can be insufficient to support organ function, particularly the heart, which must work even harder in the face of severe anemia. Death can occur. Working for you is that anemia develops slowly, permitting compensation.

Question 8

is it safe to take iron pills (for anemia) along with birth control pills?

Accepted Answer

Yes: That sounds fine. A woman may take normal amounts of vitamin supplements, iron supplements, or omega-3 fish oil supplements... along with her birth control pills. Her doctor would be best able to recommend which supplements are beneficial.

Question 9

sickle cell anemia:is this birth defect only due to genetics?

Accepted Answer

Yes: It is a defect present from birth, yes. Would i call it a birth defect, no. It is a genetically derived abnormality in the metabolism of hemoglobin that results in sickling of the red cells under some circumstances. As a metabolic disease, it is inherited in a similar fashion to pku or cystic fibrosis. The term birth defect is more appropriate for a kid with malformation of an organ or body part.

Question 10

does having pernicious anemia really mean i have a high chance of miscarriage and birth defects? i am 24

Accepted Answer

No: Just make sure you are taking your prescribed medications to treat the anemia.

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