In the modern rhythm of life, due to the lack of a proper balanced diet, people of almost all ages often have an anemic condition caused by iron deficiency. The lack of this mineral substance leads to anemia, cardiovascular diseases, deterioration of the general condition, digestive disorders, etc. Often you can hear advice to eat more apples and pomegranates with iron deficiency anemia. However, these recommendations are not based on stable and proven science. Iron in these products contains significantly less than in legumes. When compiling a diet for iron deficiency anemia, attention should be paid to the fact that minerals are better absorbed from animal products than vegetable ones. Therefore, it is necessary to use liver, beef, lamb, chicken, rabbit meat, river fish as iron-containing products.
If iron deficiency is persistent, deep and causes a violation of the state of health, then just correct nutrition can not do here. Iron-containing drugs will come to the rescue. Currently, there are a huge number of them: Ferrumlek, Maltofer, Aktiferrin, Sorbifer Durules, Gemofer and others.
Iron supplements are usually taken for two months or more until normal hemoglobin levels are restored. Iron is better absorbed while eating
foods containing ascorbic or lactic acid. This should be considered when developing a diet. Iron-containing medications cause stool to darken and may cause constipation or diarrhea. They are also capable of causing a metallic taste in the mouth. Like other medicines, iron-containing drugs should be prescribed by your doctor based on blood tests and taking into account the individual characteristics of the body. In no case should you treat anemia yourself. Often, drugs of this kind are prescribed during pregnancy, since it is during this period that a woman develops
iron deficiency anemia due to an increase in blood volume and an increased need for iron.
To maintain normal vital substances, doctors advise taking vitamin and mineral complexes daily.
Indeed, in order to get the necessary amount of minerals and vitamins with food, you need to eat more than one kilogram of a variety of fruits and vegetables every day, which is impossible in principle. It cannot be left unnoticed that in the current environmental situation and with today's methods of cultivation, products do not contain a sufficient amount of nutrients. Therefore, the intake of vitamin-mineral complexes is shown to almost the entire adult population of central Russia and the northern regions of the country.
Do not believe the ads and take at face value the rating of multivitamins. The doctor will help you choose the right drug and its dosage.