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I have anemia from ongoing hep c tx. may need procrit (epoetin alfa) injection. any dietary advice to build up hemoglobin levels and red/white cell counts?
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No: There are no dietary changes that would help unless you also happened to have iron deficiency. I always check baseline iron studies prior to starting treatment to screen for this since anemia during treatment is so common.
Answered 1/17/2012
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