Sunday, August 31, 2014

Get To Know The Various Tips Concerning Sickle Cell Anemia Prevention

By Harriet Porter


With the many health conditions today across the globe, it is essential to differentiate between the diseases that people acquire and those that people inherit. Of course, inheritable conditions are termed incurable, but accurate preventive measures are currently in place. Among many African-Americans, conditions such as sickle cell anemia are prevalent. Nevertheless, the modern sickle cell anemia prevention seminars and forums have reduced aggravation of this condition in a great way.

This is a condition, which has a direct effect on the red blood cells of a human being. This also means that they have an effect on the hemoglobin. This pigment usually carries the oxygen in the blood and transports it to different organs in the human body. Understanding these simple facts is a positive step towards ensuring that you get to lead a healthy life altogether.

People with such anemic conditions experience lack of enough oxygen in their body tissues due to various factors. In anemic condition, the red blood cells do not assume the normal disc shape. They instead have the shape of crescent moons or look like sickles. Crescent shaped red blood cells do not move in the right way in the blood capillaries. They eventually hinder smooth flow of blood in the body leading to less oxygen supply.

If you do realize that you are suffering from this disease, you need not lose your focus in life. You need to make sure that you do everything within your power to make sure that you get the best out of your situation. Be positive and try as much as possible to lead a normal life. Do not lose hope and start throwing your life away.

Leading an optimistic and positive life would be a good way of making sure that you increase your longevity. You should also avoid cold weather and always keep warm especially in the winter season. This cold can be very threatening to your life since your body cells are easily affected.

If a woman is expectant then it is very important that they keep up with their prenatal care and clinic days to make sure that their child gets to lead a healthy life. In a way, this also protects the life of the child as well as that of the mother.

Feeding should among the major preventive measures you take to fight this anemic condition. Doctors advise that you should concentrate more of greens, and fruits to increase your vitamin level in the body. Do not forget that your body needs vitamins to make more hemoglobin that your red blood cells should have.

Keep your fluids consumption rate up also and by fluids, it is to say warm water. This will help your body to build up on more blood in the body. Avoid alcohol and smoking if you want to be able to live a long and happy life. People who smoke and take alcohol excessively eventually suffer from anemic conditions.




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