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What To Do For A Child With G6pd?

Hi doctor, I have 1 year old son and he is positive of g6pd. I want to know what is the best and safe vitamins for my son, and the right food. I m really worried to my son, specially in medicine, and also for food. And now he has a skin rushes its like a chicken fox. Please doc. Help me some the right way. Thank you so much
Thu, 31 Dec 2015
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hello, welcome to this forum, I understand your worry. you must be already having an idea what is G6PD deficiency. One has to basically avoid the triggers so as to avoid a hymolytic crises. The trigger could be mostly as listed below.

AGENTS PRECIPITATING HEMOLYSIS IN GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY

MEDICATIONS
Antibacterials like
Sulfonamides
Dapsone
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
Nalidixic acid
Chloramphenicol
Nitrofurantoin

Antimalarials like
Primaquine
Pamaquine
Chloroquine
Quinacrine

Others like
Acetanilide
Vitamin K analogs
Methylene blue
Probenecid
Acetylsalicylic acid
Phenazopyridine

CHEMICALS like
Phenylhydrazine
Benzene
Naphthalene
2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene
Methelene blue

ILLNESS like
Diabetic acidosis
Hepatitis
Sepsis

This is just a representative list.
Fava beans are to be avoided in food category. Multivitamin which does not contain any of above substances can be administered.
Thank you
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What To Do For A Child With G6pd?

hello, welcome to this forum, I understand your worry. you must be already having an idea what is G6PD deficiency. One has to basically avoid the triggers so as to avoid a hymolytic crises. The trigger could be mostly as listed below. AGENTS PRECIPITATING HEMOLYSIS IN GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY MEDICATIONS Antibacterials like Sulfonamides Dapsone Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole Nalidixic acid Chloramphenicol Nitrofurantoin Antimalarials like Primaquine Pamaquine Chloroquine Quinacrine Others like Acetanilide Vitamin K analogs Methylene blue Probenecid Acetylsalicylic acid Phenazopyridine CHEMICALS like Phenylhydrazine Benzene Naphthalene 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene Methelene blue ILLNESS like Diabetic acidosis Hepatitis Sepsis This is just a representative list. Fava beans are to be avoided in food category. Multivitamin which does not contain any of above substances can be administered. Thank you