Table of Contents
- 1 Which fruit is good for polycythemia?
- 2 How can I reduce polycythemia naturally?
- 3 Should polycythemia patients take iron?
- 4 How can you tell if a person has polycythemia?
- 5 Does polycythemia cause iron deficiency?
- 6 Is polycythemia a terminal illness?
- 7 What is the most common cause of polycythemia?
- 8 What foods can you eat if you have polycythemia vera?
- 9 How to find care for someone with polycythemia?
Which fruit is good for polycythemia?
Salicylic Acid may be beneficial in Reducing Thrombosis in Patients with Myeloproliferative Neoplasms such as Polycythemia Vera. Hence, taking foods rich in natural salicylates including fruits such as apricots, vegetables such as broccoli, spices such as thyme and rosemary may be beneficial in reducing thrombosis.
How can I reduce polycythemia naturally?
In addition to your medical plan, use these self-care tips to help you feel better:
- Exercise daily. Staying active will help keep your blood flowing and prevent clots.
- Take cool baths to prevent skin irritation.
- Keep warm.
- Drink a lot of water.
- Try not to hurt your feet.
- Treat itchy skin.
- Shield your skin from the sun.
Should polycythemia patients take iron?
Patients must be cautioned to not take iron supplements. The risks for secondary leukemia depend on the type of therapy (eg, phlebotomy, chlorambucil) or the type of myelosuppressive agents (eg, hydroxyurea [HU], anagrelide, interferon alfa) and duration of therapy.
How do you manage polycythemia vera?
The most common treatment for polychythemia vera is having frequent blood withdrawals, using a needle in a vein (phlebotomy). It’s the same procedure used for donating blood. This decreases your blood volume and reduces the number of excess blood cells.
What are the signs and symptoms of polycythemia?
Signs, Symptoms, and Complications
- Headaches, dizziness, and weakness.
- Shortness of breath and problems breathing while lying down.
- Feelings of pressure or fullness on the left side of the abdomen due to an enlarged spleen (an organ in the abdomen)
- Double or blurred vision and blind spots.
How can you tell if a person has polycythemia?
Symptoms
- Itchiness, especially after a warm bath or shower.
- Numbness, tingling, burning, or weakness in your hands, feet, arms or legs.
- A feeling of fullness soon after eating and bloating or pain in your left upper abdomen due to an enlarged spleen.
- Unusual bleeding, such as a nosebleed or bleeding gums.
Does polycythemia cause iron deficiency?
Polycythemia vera (PV) is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Virtually all PV patients are iron deficient at presentation and/or during the course of their disease. The co-existence of iron deficiency and polycythemia presents a physiological disconnect.
Is polycythemia a terminal illness?
Without treatment, polycythemia vera can be life-threatening. But proper medical care can help ease signs, symptoms and complications of this disease.
Does polycythemia get worse?
It usually happens during the later stages of the disease. Polycythemia vera treatments help reduce your risk of symptoms and complications. But for some people, the disease still gets worse and turns into another blood cancer, despite treatment.
What are the dangers of polycythemia?
Polycythemia vera can be fatal if not diagnosed and treated. It can cause blood clots resulting in a heart attack, stroke, or pulmonary embolism. Liver and spleen enlargement are other possible complications.
What is the most common cause of polycythemia?
Primary polycythemia is genetic. It’s most commonly caused by a mutation in the bone marrow cells, which produce your red blood cells. Secondary polycythemia can also have a genetic cause. But it’s not from a mutation in your bone marrow cells.
What foods can you eat if you have polycythemia vera?
Knowing that PV can cause cardiac events like stroke and heart attacks, I scrolled the Internet looking for foods that were heart-healthy. Berries, salmon, nuts, avocados, olive oil, oatmeal and vegetables were all high on the list. These became my diet mainstays.
How to find care for someone with polycythemia?
Finally he told me now, he has Polycythemia about 3 years,… every 3 month he has been withdraw pints of blood. He had knee (L) surgery in 2006,since then he was taking very small amount of coumadin. Mainly my Q’s is his diet, he does avoid intake of Iron…
What foods can you eat if you have PV?
Berries, salmon, nuts, avocados, olive oil, oatmeal and vegetables were all high on the list. These became my diet mainstays. Especially nuts because I now eat a mixed nut concoction I created like a squirrel storing up food for the winter. One of the symptoms of PV is an enlarged spleen.
How many pints of blood does polycythemia cause?
Finally he told me now, he has Polycythemia about 3 years,… every 3 month he has been withdraw pints of blood. He had knee (L) surgery in 2006,since then he was taking very small amount of coumadin.