Dialysis patients are running high risk for low hemoglobin level, and anemia and tiredness also may accompany with you at the same time. Low hemoglobin level can affect their illness condition seriously, so a prompt treatment to increase hemoglobin is essential for dialysis patients. However, in what way should dialysis patients do to increase hemoglobin level?

Hemoglobin is a kind of protein which is in the red blood cells, and the main work of hemoglobin is to transplant oxygen to all the parts of the body. Therefore, in order to guarantee the body’s health for dialysis patients, it is important to prevent anemia or increase hemoglobin level.

Patients can improve their hemoglobin level through doing following things:

1. Increase iron supplement

Iron deficiency is a main cause of anemia or low hemoglobin. Therefore, supplying some foods with rich iron can help treat low hemoglobin, such as barley, rice flakes, cow pea, beetroot greens and so on. Of course, you can consult a dietitian for an individualized suggestion. Any questions, you also can email to us at renal-disease@hotmail.com or leave a message below directly.

2. Recombinant human erythropoietin

Dialysis patients can increase their hemoglobin and improve their anemia through the use of recombinant human erythropoietin. This can help increase the hemoglobin level in blood.

3. Blood transfusion

Blood transfusion is the most direct method for dialysis patients to increase hemoglobin. Also it is the only method in extremely severe cases.

The mentioned above all can help relieve low hemoglobin level for dialysis patients to some extent. However, long-term dialysis also can induce other side effects, after all it is unable to repair kidney damage. Here, I’d like to recommend a fundamental treatment to you.

4. Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy

For dialysis patients, low hemoglobin is mainly caused by decreased kidney function. Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy helps to improve kidney function by expanding blood vessels, promoting blood circulation, anti-inflammation, anti-coagulation, degrading extracellular matrix and so on, which can help to increase the production of erythropoietin and thus improve hemoglobin.