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Asked for male, 34 years old from Nashik
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MBBS,MD(emergency medicine)

General Physician•Srinagar
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Start vit d3 once weekly for 6 weeks
please share your reports on Lybrate for further consultation kindly dm.
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BHMS, MD - Homeopathy

Homeopath•Dharwad
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Dear Shehar ji,
By taking External supplements, blood transfusions doesn't help permanently, which give temporarily raise in Hb.
Homeopathy helps to improve Hb naturally by correcting the underline cause and helps in generalised improvement.
The main advantage of opting for a homeopathic remedy for Anaemia is that the medicines used for its treatment are made of natural substances and do not cause any side-effects.
You can consult online. Thank you
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General Physician•Cuttack
Take good nourishing diet,plenty of green leafy vegetables, fruits etc. Take Haem up syrup 3 tsf twice daily before food for a month and repeat Hemoglobin. Consult for further advice
Asked for male, 34 years old from Gandhinagar
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Diploma in Child Health (DCH)

Pediatrician•Narnaul
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Fruits like pomgranate Apple banana
are good to him
Give them by crushing and mixi with milk or curd.
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BHMS

Homeopath•Hyderabad
6.4 and 8.1 % of Hb is very low hence better than iron injections blood transfusion helps a lot. Along with that you can even consume foods more in Iron like dates, jaggery etc.
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Asked for male, 51 years old from Kolar
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Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surger...read more

General Physician•Gondiya
Hello!
hb level of 5 is too low and serious.
You need a blood transfusion and once hb comes to around 8 or 9 then diet and other measures can be taken. Please consult a doctor if you are facing some other problems like breahlessness or pale skin and definately for blood transfusion.
Asked for male, 61 years old from Mumbai
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M.Sc - Dietitics / Nutrition

Dietitian/Nutritionist•Bangalore
Facts about Hemoglobin:

Avoid using too much of iron supplements.
Excessive intake of iron can cause stomach upset, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, blood, fever and constipation.

Top hemoglobin rich foods :
1. Dried fruits like dried apricots, prunes, dates and raisins are excellent sources of haemoglobin. The high iron content in the dried fruit helps forming the red pigment in the blood.
2.Vegetables like beetroot and spinach, helps in the formation of hemoglobin. T...more
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Asked for Male, 51 years old from Indore
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PDDM, MHA, MBBS

General Physician•Nashik
First of all try and find the cause of low iron levels. Once treated your iron levels will rise. Apart from that include food which are rich in iron in your regular meals. Such foods include: dark green leafy vegetables, dates, jaggery, raisins, nuts, legumes, pulses, etc. Increase your intake of vitamin c rich foods such as berries, sweet lime, orange, etc. Vitamin c help is increasing absorption rate of iron in body.
Asked for female, 48 years old from Kolkata
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MD - Homeopathy, BHMS

Homeopath•Vadodara
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Anemia can also cause pedal edema... and there various other causes... it is better to consult for proper diagnosis..

And taking iron caps is not sufficient if you have some other reasons of anemia...
So better consult..
Asked for Female, 28 years old from Delhi
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MBBS, MS - Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Gynaecologist•Warangal
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Hi avni, as your 39 weeks pregnant with mild anaemia there is no need to take shots at present. You can take iron tablets twice a day and continue then till 6 months after delivery.
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