foods that can improve your Hemoglobin?

[st789]

Any advices on this subject.

[Sara]

Filet mignon?  That's my theory anyway.   

[glitter]

can you eat meat? I don't remember if you pre-dialysis or already on it

if your still allowed to have greens spinach is great, so is liver, but high in cholesteral just google high iron foods- then see if there is anything you already know you can have then eat extra!!! ( Extra spinach sounds like yucky to me though)

[okarol]

Anemia is having less than the normal number of red blood cells or less hemoglobin than normal in the blood.

The treatment of the anemia varies greatly. Firstly, the underlying cause of the anemia should be corrected. For example, anemia as a result of blood loss from a stomach ulcer should begin with medications to heal the ulcer. Likewise, surgery is often necessary to remove a colon cancer that is causing chronic blood loss and anemia. Sometimes iron supplements will also be needed to correct iron deficiency. Sometimes blood transfusions are necessary. Vitamin B12 injections will be necessary for patients suffering from pernicious anemia or other causes of B12 deficiency.

In patients with kidney failure, epoetin alfa (Procrit, Epogen) may be used to stimulate bone marrow red blood cell production.

If you have iron deficiency anemia, talk with your doctor about taking iron supplement pills and eating foods high in iron. You may be able to prevent iron deficiency anemia by following the recommended dietary allowance for iron. Iron-rich foods include meats (especially beef liver), eggs, and whole-grain or iron-fortified foods. Iron is also found in raisins, kidney beans, lentils, tofu, and figs.

If you think you have anemia, do not take iron pills without consulting your doctor. If the iron loss is from intestinal bleeding, taking iron pills may delay the diagnosis of a serious problem such as a bleeding ulcer or colon cancer. If the anemia is not due to iron deficiency, taking iron pills will not relieve the anemia and may cause poisoning (iron toxicity) or iron overload (hemochromatosis). The same goes for eating lots of iron-rich foods. Check with your doctor.

[Falkenbach]

Currently interested in this topic actually - my haemoglobin is low, but my iron level is fine. (I am also a vegetarian, and just found out I also have an elevated total cholesterol of 5.. Any further input would be appreciated! I'm starting to do some more research now.