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Low haemoglibin and serum iron

2025-04-25 18:23:43
My haemoglobin is 8 and serum iron 14. Should i go for iron tablets or iron infusion in this case. I have not had iron tablets yet.
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Cap fefol one at night after food for two months. Folic acid5 2 times a day after food for 2 months. But infusion  is best as it hardly  cause constipation.

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You can take tab fefol 200.mg thrice per day for a month Tab vitamin. 500mg  one morning one evening for  15 days. Repeat Hbtest after a month.
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Take more of fresh green vegetables,  fruits, beetroot, pumpkin. Replace sugar by jaggery for sweetening. consult online after a .month.

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Please share other parameters also. What is the status of vitamin B 12? What is the peripheral smear telling? What about RDW? Knowing all this will be helpful to decide on treatment. much of this would be available in the test report that you had already undertaken

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Avoid fried food and spicy food Water intake more Green leafy vegetables and fruits Do connect and consult

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Intravenous fcm

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You can take iron infusions , mostly safe especially ferric carboxy maltose,raises the hemoglobin level rapidly and avoids the gastric issues associated with the oral form,and prolonged use to improve the anemia.

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Need more of history and some other relevant details kindly consult..it will need proper diagnosis before consuming iron tablets.

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Kindly connect Will help you.

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Need few more details Kindly consult

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Need few more details for proper evaluation. Kindly consult further

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Do consult.

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Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management

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