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What foods should I avoid if I have hematomacrosis
A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Scott McLeananswered
Clinical Genetics 37 years experience
Uncooked shellfish +: For each type of hemochromatosis (there are at least 3 types!), avoid uncooked fish shellfish from the ocean because you risk becoming ill (even fatal... Read More
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Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 46 years experience
Just get treated: Once the phlebotomies have begun, you have my permission to eat what you wish.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Pavel Conovalciucanswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Certainly: Red meats are known for iron content in them, so avoid those, avoid foods high in vitamin c, as it increases iron absorption. Foods high in sugar shou... Read More
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Dr. Pedro Hernandezanswered
Geriatrics 42 years experience
Iron /sugars: Hemochromatosis is a multisystem disorder of inappropriately increased dietary iron absorption and increased iron release from erythrophagocytosis. If... Read More
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Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 46 years experience
Not really: Once you've started your phlebotomy treatments, you have my permission to eat what you like, even iron-rich steak or Product 19. Diet won't save your ... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 46 years experience
What you like: If you are monitoring your serum ferritin and getting phlebotomy as needed, go ahead and enjoy that big, juicy, iron-rich steak. If you have one of t... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
Dr. Harold Mandelanswered
General Practice 40 years experience
Avoid alcohol: People with hemochromatosis should limit the amount of alcoholic beverages they drink because alcohol increases their chance of cirrhosis and liver ca... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 46 years experience
Any: Any competent primary care physician can diagnose and arrange for treatment hemochromatosis. You may get sent to the gastroenterologist, cardiologist,... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Lance Steinanswered
Specializes in Hepatology
No: But mainstay of treatment is therapeutic phlebotomy.
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A 22-year-old member asked:
Dr. Shaym Puppalaanswered
Internal Medicine 27 years experience
It's in the genes: In hereditary (= inherited from parents) hemochromatosis, too much iron is absorbed by the gut & deposits in tissues. Liver, heart, other damage can r... Read More
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6.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 54-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Raemischanswered
Hand Surgery 26 years experience
It's relatively rare: Hemochromatosis is a disorder where a person has too much iron in the blood. This can cause significant problems as iron will deposit in areas like t... Read More
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6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 46 years experience
Death if untreated: Thankfully, if it's picked up early, you're spared decades of ill-health and ultimately death from involvement of the heart, liver, and/or endocrine p... Read More
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5.6k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Excess iron: Some people have a hereditary condition leading to excessive iron accumulation in the body. Excess iron is toxic. It is easily treatable. See this sit... Read More
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