Anemia Treatment
Can this condition be treated? What Anemia treatment options are available? Learn more below about the current treatments available to patients.
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How to Treat Anemia
Talk with your doctor about the best plan for you. Options include:
Nutrition
Your doctor may suggest changes to your diet. The diet may include foods rich in iron, vitamin C, vitamin B12, and folate. Vitamins or iron supplements may be added.
Medications
To help treat your anemia or your symptoms your doctor may prescribe:
- Antibiotics
- Hormone treatment
- Epoetin
- Medications that act on the immune system
- Chelation therapy (for lead poisoning)
Blood Transfusions
A blood transfusion delivers blood cells from healthy donor blood.
Bone Marrow or Stem Cell Transplant
This procedure places healthy bone marrow or stem cell in the body. The goal is for the new tissue to produce healthy blood cells. This procedure carries risk. It is only done in severe cases of anemia.
Surgery
Critical bleeding may be treated with surgery. In cases of very high RBC destruction, your spleen may need to be surgically removed.
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