What should I do if my baby has mild anemia?

Once there is a little problem with the child's body, many mothers will be particularly worried at this time. Anemia in children is a very common disease for many parents. If a child is anemic, then the body's nutrition is very insufficient. If the nutrition is insufficient, the child is prone to various bad diseases. For babies, anemia at a very young age is very harmful. So how should babies with anemia be treated?

Proper use of iron supplements

Iron supplements are an effective drug for treating iron deficiency anemia, but improper use will affect efficacy and delay treatment. Therefore, when using iron supplements, you must pay attention to the following points:

First, choose iron supplements according to the severity of the disease

1. For patients with mild anemia, ferrous sulfate is used. However, if the patient also suffers from digestive tract diseases or is a pregnant woman with severe reactions, ferrous sulfate should not be used. Instead, dextran iron should be used because ferrous sulfate is more irritating to the gastrointestinal tract.

2. For patients with severe anemia, the use of dextran iron can quickly relieve the iron deficiency required for hematopoiesis and prevent complications such as heart disease.

3. For infants and young children with anemia, it is advisable to use ammonium ferric citrate syrup.

Second, master the effective medication time

Iron is mainly absorbed in the duodenum. Since food can slow down gastrointestinal motility and prolong the residence time of iron supplements in the duodenal segment, it is best to take iron supplements 30 minutes after a meal. This not only increases iron absorption, but also greatly reduces the irritation of iron to the gastrointestinal tract. 30 minutes after a meal, gastric acid secretion is vigorous, which is beneficial to the absorption of iron. In recent years, chronopharmacokinetic studies have found that the absorption rate of iron supplements taken at 7 pm is 100% higher than that taken at 7 am, so 7 pm every day is the best time to take iron supplements.

Third, matters needing attention

1. While taking iron supplements, you should eat more fructose, fruits, fruit juices and various acidic foods to promote iron absorption.

2. You can take vitamin C and dilute hydrochloric acid at the same time in regular doses to help absorb iron.

3. When taking iron supplements, it is forbidden to use rutin, tetracyclines, neomycin, allopurinol, chloramphenicol, meglumine, cholestyramine, cimetidine, penicillamine, vitamin E, hydralazine, aspirin, compound danshen tablets, pancreatic enzyme preparations, oral contraceptives, calcium carbonate, magnesium oxide, aluminum hydroxide, furanitrile, proglumide and acid-resistant Chinese herbal medicines containing calcium and magnesium ions.

4. Avoid drinking tea, because tea contains tannic acid that can combine with iron and affect the absorption of iron.

5. Children should obtain permission from a doctor before taking iron supplements.

6. Iron supplements can combine with hydrogen sulfide in the intestines to form black iron sulfide precipitates, so patients will excrete black feces after taking iron supplements. This should be told to the patient in advance to avoid misunderstanding and unnecessary tension.

Fourth, treatment course

After taking iron supplements, people usually return to normal in 1 to 2 months. However, it must be noted that even if you return to normal, you cannot stop taking the medication. You must continue taking it for at least 1 month, and then reduce the dosage to maintain it for 2 to 3 months. Only in this way can you truly restore the body's normal level of iron storage. Otherwise, once iron supplementation is stopped, anemia will return and treatment will have to start all over again.

Anemia in children is one of the most common diseases, and such diseases usually occur in early childhood. Of course, many adults may also suffer from this disease, especially some wealthy people. They may suffer from anemia if they do not pay attention to their diet and lifestyle and are overweight. Once a child has anemia, we must use the above methods to solve the disease for the child in time and control the occurrence of some sequelae of the child.