Iron deficiency anemia is one of the anemia diseases. This disease will cause many adverse effects on health. Therefore, timely treatment and recovery are needed to avoid further damage to health. So how to treat iron deficiency anemia? What are the nutritional recipes? What are the dietary taboos for iron deficiency anemia? Let’s learn more about the dietary treatment methods and dietary taboos for iron deficiency anemia.

1. What to eat for ischemic anemia

Lean meat. Lean meat is rich in protein and hemoglobin, which can supplement iron and prevent anemia. Many people think that spinach is rich in iron. In fact, lean meat is a better source of iron than vegetables.

Animal liver. Animal liver is actually rich in a variety of nutrients and is the first choice food to prevent and treat iron deficiency anemia. Bamboo stalks, in particular, are the main raw material for hematopoiesis and are also rich in vitamins, which can avoid anemia. For pork liver, it is usually stewed, but please note that it must be cleaned before use and cooked before eating.

Red dates. We all know that red dates have the function of replenishing blood. For many beauty-loving ladies, they are also a good ingredient for eye-candy and blood circulation. Research shows that red dates are rich in various nutrients, including protein, sugar, vitamins, trace elements (calcium, phosphorus, iron, etc.), organic salts, etc., and can be used as an auxiliary treatment food for iron deficiency anemia.

Fruits. Regardless of whether you are sick or not, eating more fruits is good for your health, because most fruits are rich in various vitamins and have antioxidant functions, which can enhance human immunity. Vitamin C can help the absorption of iron, so patients with iron deficiency anemia are best to eat more foods rich in vitamin C, such as oranges, tangerines, cherries, grapes, peaches, kiwis, etc., to enhance iron absorption and reduce anemia. The iron content of cherries is the highest among fruits.

Red beans. Many pregnant women are prone to iron deficiency anemia. Eating more red beans can not only improve the condition, but also promote milk secretion. It is also a nourishing food for women.

2. Recipe for ischemic anemia

One duck’s blood and 20 grams of rice wine. Steam the blood with salt water, add rice wine (or Polygonum multiflorum wine), steam for a while, take it after meals, once a day, 5 times as a course of treatment.

Decoct 30 grams of jujube, 6 grams of tangerine peel, and 1 piece of chicken gizzard skin, and drink it after meals. Avoid drinking tea.

Pork liver (or sheep liver) shepherd's purse soup: 100 grams of pig (sheep) liver, 150-200 grams of shepherd's purse, slice the fresh pig (sheep) liver, remove the roots, wash and cut the shepherd's purse into sections, put them in the pot Boil the water, add the liver and shepherd's purse, and add a little salt and ginger slices. After the water boils, the liver is cooked. Drink the soup and eat the liver and vegetables.

Mushroom stewed with tofu: 50 grams of mushrooms and 250 grams of tofu, put them into a casserole and stew until cooked.

Next, let’s take a look at the dietary taboos of ischemic anemia.

3. Dietary taboos for ischemic anemia

Do not drink milk. Patients with iron deficiency anemia and those taking iron supplements should not drink milk. This is because the iron contained in various foods must be converted into "ferrous iron" in the digestive tract of the human body before it can be absorbed and utilized by the gastrointestinal tract. This transformation is easily affected by the high phosphorus and calcium in milk. The original iron in the human body can combine with the calcium salts and phosphorus salts in milk to turn into iron-containing compounds that are not easily dissolved and cannot be used by the human body. .

Drink as little tea as possible. People suffering from anemia should drink less tea, preferably not at all, especially after meals. Drinking tea prevents the body from absorbing iron from food. Tea leaves contain a lot of tannic acid and tannins. Tannic acid and tannins are easily combined with iron in food in the intestines.

If ischemic anemia is too severe, you should check and treat it.

4. Precautions for iron supplementation

1. Ferrous sulfate, ferrous fumarate and ferrous gluconate are the best oral iron preparations, because iron is composed of ferrous iron. It is absorbed in the form of (ferrous iron) and acts in the form of ferric iron (ferrous iron). Blood-enhancing varieties of traditional Chinese medicine include K of Hearts, Xue'er, Pu Xue, and Women's Yuan.

2. Iron supplementation for anemia should adhere to the principle of “small amount, long term”.

Take the medicine strictly according to the doctor's instructions. Do not increase the dose on your own initiative to avoid iron poisoning. Never take a large dose at one time, otherwise it may easily lead to acute iron poisoning. Iron poisoning manifests as: dizziness, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, shock, etc. In severe cases, it can cause coma, convulsions, etc., or even death.

3. When taking oral iron, you should put the medicine on the tongue and drink it directly with water. Do not chew the medicine to avoid staining your teeth and affecting your beauty.

4. Medication should be taken after meals and avoid taking medication on an empty stomach to reduce nausea and vomiting caused by irritation of the gastrointestinal tract by the medication. Take vitamin C or juice at the same time, because the acidic environment is conducive to iron absorption.

5. Calcium-containing foods (such as tofu) and high-phosphate foods (such as milk) can complex with iron and cause precipitation, so combined use should be avoided.

6. While taking oral iron supplements, do not drink strong tea or coffee, because tea and coffee contain a large amount of tannic acid, which can form insoluble iron precipitates with iron and hinder the absorption of iron. Milk and other alkaline substances can also affect the absorption of iron and should be avoided or consumed as little as possible. Dairy (especially milk) contains the least iron and should not be consumed in large quantities, otherwise it will reduce the existing iron content in the gastrointestinal tract.

7. Pay attention to the adverse effects of drugs on iron absorption: Tetracycline antibiotics can form insoluble complexes with iron, which is detrimental to absorption. Therefore, simultaneous application should be avoided as much as possible. If the two must be used, they should be separated by more than 3 hours.

8. Strengthen dietary care. A correct and reasonable diet can prevent and treat iron deficiency anemia. For patients who already suffer from iron deficiency anemia, dietary therapy alone has little effect, but it can be used as an auxiliary treatment to prevent recurrence. The bad habits of partial eclipse, picky eating and anorexia should be corrected. The diet should be wide and eat more iron-rich and nutritious foods, such as meat, eggs, fish, and various seafood (such as kelp, seaweed). Animal liver, blood, buckwheat, sweet potato and other whole grains, soy products, mushrooms and black fungus and a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables.

9. After taking it for a few months, the clinical symptoms improve and the hemoglobin becomes normal. The drug cannot be stopped immediately. It should be taken for another 3 to 6 months under the guidance of a doctor to replenish the stored iron in the body and prevent anemia. of recurrence.

10. During oral iron treatment, iron reacts with hydrogen sulfide in the large intestine to form iron sulfide, causing the color of the stool to turn brown-black, which is similar to gastrointestinal bleeding. There is no need to be nervous about this. After stopping taking iron, That is back to normal.