If you have been diagnosed with acute or chronicanemia, know that it can be corrected.
Sometimes anemia is treated with vitamin replacement so the body can make its own RBCs.
A major component of your anemia treatment involves managing the cause.
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Vitamin supplementation can alleviate some vitamin deficiencies.
You may have this problem due to issues like food allergies or food intolerance.
Your healthcare provider may recommend vitamin B12 supplements,iron supplements, and/or folic acid supplements.
These are generally available without a prescription.
Too much iron intake can decrease zinc absorption.
In some instances, major bacterial infections can trigger anemia even if you do not have a blood disorder.
Chronic infections like tuberculosis, lung abscess, and endocarditis can cause anemia.
Antibiotics are usually necessary for the treatment of a bacterial infection.
Your anemia should gradually resolve as you recover from your infection.
Sepsis (a whole-body reaction to a bloodstream infection( causes acute and very serious anemia.
It may require blood transfusion and IV antibiotics.
Your anemia may slowly improve as the infection resolves.
Praziquantel is a prescription treatment used to eliminate the parasite that causes schistosomiasis.
After the parasite-associated bleeding resolves, the RBC count is expected to return to normal levels.
Erythropoietin (EPO): The kidneys produce this hormone, which stimulates the bone marrow to produce RBCs.
Chemotherapy: Cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma cause anemia due to their effect on the bone marrow.
Radiation and prescription chemotherapeutic medications are often part of the treatment plan for these cancers.
A blood transfusion is the fastest and most direct way of treating severe anemia.
Other procedures include surgical management of blood loss and cancer treatments such as bone marrow transplant.
Allogeneic blood transfusion is a procedure in which the blood for a transfusion comes from a donor.
Surgical repair: A bleeding ulcer or tumor may need to be repaired or removed.
Bone marrow transplant: Some blood cancers are treated with a bone marrow transplant.
Often, chemotherapy and other medications are also used prior to the transplant.
Depending on the dose and target, radiation can also cause anemia as a side effect.
Over time, the RBCs are expected to recover after chelation therapy.
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