74 years
How can we increase the number of platelets by food when we have Thrombocytopenie? The patient is in her 74 old . Sometimes she have only 7000 platelets and dont have hemorragie or blue tache.thank u
Jul 22, 2014
mild (platelet count 100,000 to 150,000/microL),
moderate (50,000 to 99,000/microL)
and severe (<50,000/microL)
your patient has 7000 /microL which is classified as severe ,Severe thrombocytopenia confers a greater risk of bleeding, but the correlation between platelet count and bleeding risk varies according to the underlying condition and may be unpredictable
Treating thrombocytopenia include several options
-treating the underlying cause this is the most important
-blood transfusion
-treatment of idiopathic throbocytopenia (for which antibodies attack platelets )is treated by corticosteroids
- avoiding injury and trauma
-pay attention to the medications taken some may decrease platelet count such as ibuprofen and aspirin and they increase bleeding
when the body starts bleeding, blood platelets, along with vitamin K, the mineral calcium and a protein called fibrinogen cause clotting, which can save your live. If your diet is low in calcium or vitamin K, the platelets may be diminished or have a difficult time clotting. Additionally,
Eating a diet rich in specific nutrients can help to boost blood platelet levels and help the body to clot more efficiently.
Some food that might increase blood platelets and rich in vitamin k are :
>kale , brocolli ,cabbage ,are one of the best foods to eat in order to increase blood platelets helps boost blood platelet levels and helps them not to stick to each other so that they are more effective in clotting blood when necessary
>Oysters the dietary mineral zinc in oysters can also increase the number of blood platelets and blood cells in the body. Zinc essentially helps to boost the immune system, making blood cells like platelets fight harder to protect the body.
>Lettuce,some people think that lettuce provides no nutritional value and that only other vegetables have important vitamins and minerals. Actually, many types of lettuce provide nutritional benefits.lettuce is rich in vitamin K, which helps blood platelets increase in number and strength. Romaine lettuce contains by far the most vitamin K.
>Garlic is another food which can increase platelets and other blood cells
>coconut water,It increases platelets very fast.
>Goat's Milk also increases platelets count.
> Kiwis
Remember that food alone can't make anything if the underlining cause is still present ,the cause must be treated ,other point severe thrombocytopenia must have a direct treatment from a doctor to prevent from fatal internal bleeding .
As a general rule ,you can use food to help in the condition but not ever to treat or depend on ,other managements mentioned above are the keys for treatment .
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