Things to note when donating blood for the first time

Donating blood can help others and is a good deed. Our country advocates voluntary blood donation, which can provide fresh blood for the blood bank and give hope of survival to patients in emergency situations. If it is your first time to donate blood, you must understand some precautions to ensure the quality of the donated blood. Pay attention to your diet and do not eat greasy, spicy and irritating foods. Get enough sleep and do not drink alcohol the day before donating blood.

Things to note when donating blood for the first time

1. In order to ensure the quality of blood and avoid unexpected situations during the blood donation process, blood donors should eat mainly vegetarian food a few days before donating blood, and it is best to eat less greasy food.

2. You cannot be on an empty stomach before donating blood. On the morning of the day of donation, you should eat light food, such as porridge, steamed buns, bread, eggs, etc., to avoid dizziness, palpitations, sweating and other reactions during the blood donation process. Drink plenty of water, preferably sugar water.

3. If you drink more than one or two glasses of liquor two hours before donating blood, the test will fail, so you cannot drink alcohol before donating blood.

4. Before donating blood, do not eat Holland mints (the dark blue one), fish, meat, fried dough sticks, fried cakes, eggs, milk, high-fat, high-protein foods, large amounts of peanuts, melon seeds, and soy products, so as not to affect the test results and blood quality.

5. It is best not to take any medicines three days before donating blood, such as aspirin, cefradine, sildenafil, petrolatum, vitamin E, indomethacin, dipyridamole, aminophylline, chloramphenicol and anti-allergic drugs, as these medicines have serious effects on the blood recipient and also affect the recovery after blood donation.

6. Don't eat too much the night before donating blood.

7. Generally, no special diet is required before donating blood. You can drink 300 to 500 ml of beverages before donating blood. It is advisable to choose brown sugar water, honey water, white sugar water, sugary fruit juice, pure fruit juice, etc.

8. Do not eat foods high in protein, such as shrimp and crabs, before donating blood to avoid protein deterioration, which may cause allergic substances to appear in the blood.

9. Get a good sleep the night before donating blood and avoid strenuous exercise. After donating blood, you should pay proper attention to rest and avoid strenuous activities. For some people who feel tired, the feeling will disappear quickly as long as they get enough sleep.

Symptoms of discomfort after donating blood

Many people may feel unwell after donating blood. Palpitations, dizziness, nausea, etc. These are all normal phenomena. The sudden removal of a small amount of blood from your body can cause your body to become overwhelmed, but it will return to normal after a few minutes. Do not shower on the same day after donating blood. Also, don't touch the eye of the needle. In terms of diet, you should eat more foods that promote blood-forming function, such as pork liver, raw peanuts, liver of carnivorous animals, etc. Let new blood appear as soon as possible.