Dietary attention after blood donation

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Healthy adults donate about 200 ~ 400 ml of blood at a time, which is only about 5% ~ 8% of the whole body blood, and it does not affect their health. As long as the required nutrients are reasonably supplemented, blood can be replenished soon.

Blood consists of plasma, blood cells, etc. It contains thousands of red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and various organic components. Hematopoietic raw materials mainly include protein, iron, folic acid and multivitamins, and these nutrients are widely found in food.

Protein: Pay attention to supplement protein after blood donation, such as milk, lean meat, mutton, eggs, fish and soybeans, which contain a lot of nutrients needed for hematopoiesis.

Folic acid and vitamin B 12: It is widely found in green leafy vegetables, fruits, liver, kidney and other internal organs of animals. Therefore, attention should be paid to ingesting these foods after blood donation.

Iron: Foods rich in iron include lean meat, animal liver, fish, soybean products, red dates and laver. It is worth mentioning that iron in animal food is easier to be absorbed than that in plant food, especially in animal blood, whose iron absorption rate is over 22%. Animal blood is rich in resources and cheap, so it is a good product for enriching blood.

In addition, we should especially remind you not to overeat and supplement nutrition in the days after blood donation, which will not achieve the expected effect and may make you fat. Pay attention to rest and drink plenty of water after donating blood.

Dietary conditioning after blood donation

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The nutritional supplement after blood donation is generally appropriate to increase various nutrients necessary for hematopoiesis. Hematopoietic raw materials mainly include protein, iron, folic acid and vitamin B 12.

Foods with high quality and protein content: milk, lean meat, eggs, bean products, etc.

Foods containing more iron: animal liver, jellyfish, shrimp, sesame, kelp, auricularia auricula, laver, mushrooms, peas, jujube, longan and so on. In addition, you can choose an iron pot when cooking.

Foods containing more folic acid: pig liver, kidney, beef, etc.

Foods containing more vitamin B 12: animal liver, pig or sheep kidney, fermented bean curd, etc.

In short, you don't have to eat anything special after donating blood, as long as you eat scientifically and reasonably, with nutritional value, delicious, comfortable and appropriate amount, you can recover the lost blood in a short time.