How to Improve the Hemoglobin Level In PKD

2014-06-18 03:37

Hemoglobin is a kind of protein, which can help bring oxygen into all parts of the body, and it can help keep the health of the whole body. However, for PKD patients, when they have kidney damage, they often have a low hemoglobin level in blood, which can cause severe anemia. Then how to improve the hemoglobin level in blood?

1. Take the high iron foods

Since hemoglobin is a kind of protein which contains iron, so the low hemoglobin level can also cause the lack of iron in blood. In this condition, patients need to take the high iron enriched foods, which can help improve the hemoglobin level.

2. Increase the supplements of vitamin C

Vitamin C can help promote the absorption of iron, which can help improve the hemoglobin level more quickly. In addition, the high vitamin C intake can also help improve the immune system and protect the kidney function, which is also good for PKD patients.

3. Vitamin B12 and folic acids

The vitamin B12 and folic acids intake can also help promote the absorption of iron for PKD patients, which can help improve the hemoglobin level.

Above are the suggestions for PKD patients to improve the hemoglobin level. However, patients cant take the iron supplements by themselves, because too much intake will stimulate the intestines and stomach, which will cause constipation easily. So PKD patients should take proper iron supplements depending on their own illness condition, and they need to ask their doctors first, who can give the most professional suggestions for them.

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