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What Is The Treatment To Increase The Hemoglobin Level?

My son (4) has had three low hemoglobin levels in the the last three months at WIC. 9.4, than 9.6, than 9.3 WE have been giving poly vi soln with iron daily. We have also been giving milk between meals and OJ with meals. He gets a lot of healthy high iron foods like whole wheat bread, broccoli and meat. What else can I do? Do I need to make a visit to the doc? He goes for his yearly in Aug.
Wed, 22 Oct 2014
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Your worry is natural but children have choices of foods so they are not getting proper food from which hemoglobin (HB) increase. HB is made up of iron and folic acid. So give your child richness with iron and folic acid. give him dry fruits, green vegetables and salad. most important, give him lemon or orange juice after meal, will increase iron absorption and will increase HB but have patience because this will take some months but surely help..

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What Is The Treatment To Increase The Hemoglobin Level?

Hello Thanks for contacting us Your worry is natural but children have choices of foods so they are not getting proper food from which hemoglobin (HB) increase. HB is made up of iron and folic acid. So give your child richness with iron and folic acid. give him dry fruits, green vegetables and salad. most important, give him lemon or orange juice after meal, will increase iron absorption and will increase HB but have patience because this will take some months but surely help.. take care...