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Suggest Remedy And Diet For Thalassemia Major
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Im Shahriar from England. My mom lives in Bangladesh, One of doctor said she gor thalassemia major and mom send me the reports all of the test, I have shown these to a doctor and he said if any one got thalassemia he or she die young.. But now I am confused about this. My mom all the time feeling unwell. so can you please tell me wht type of food she can have to survive from this.... Thank you
Im Shahriar from England. My mom lives in Bangladesh, One of doctor said she gor thalassemia major and mom send me the reports all of the test, I have shown these to a doctor and he said if any one got thalassemia he or she die young.. But now I am confused about this. My mom all the time feeling unwell. so can you please tell me wht type of food she can have to survive from this.... Thank you
Tue, 22 Jul 2014
Hi. Generally food does nit have any significant effect on thal major.its genetic abnormality in hb production. So you need frequent blood transfusion. To prevent extraIiron overload you need iron chelation. it will maintenance your iron so extra iron will not deposited.
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