Suggest Diet Plan For A Person With Low Hemoglobin Count

Posted on Sun, 11 Oct 2015

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Question : my hemoglobin is 21. what foods should I avoid? Ferritin is 555. ALT 80. I was thinking of doing a liver detox but don't want to increase the Hgb

Answered by Dr. Dr. Ivan Romich (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
further tests required

Detailed Answer:
Hi and welcome.
his is definitely high hgb but still not critical. However further tests are required to rule out possible causes of increased hgb and feritin. This can be hematologic disease such as polycitemia, hemocromatosis. Other causes may include liver and kidneys disorders so you need to do liver an kidney ultrasound and more detailed blood tests. Wish you good health. Regards

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