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Diet/juice to increase hemoglobin
Hi,
My father is diagnosed with CKD 5.
Undergoes peritoneal dialysis for 5 years.
His hemoglobin has reached 9.5.
We alredy give him mirsera 50 fortnightly.
I wanted to know how can we increase his hemoglobin without raise phosphate and potassium level.
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Anaemia in patients of kidney diseases is usually due to lack of erythropoietin which can be replenished by injections at regular intervals.
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If there is no improvement then other factors are to be considered
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Fruit juices etc need to be avoided as their use will impair the fluid electrolytes balance
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Iron infusion can help him
Only apple is fruit, that you can give
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Dr. Vivek Gupta
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15 yrs exp
Mohali
Iron tablets, iron infusion, ERYTHROPOITIN injection, regular dialysis. This is what is required. Avoid fruit juices as they will increase potassium levels.
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