What are the treatments for megaloblastic anemia?

Megaloblastic anemia is a type of anemia, which is mainly caused by a lack of vitamins and folic acid in the human body. In the treatment of megaloblastic anemia, in addition to supplementing vitamins and folic acid, special attention should also be paid to diet therapy. Patients can eat more animal offal.

1. Diet therapy

If the patient's megaloblastic anemia is not very serious, the patient does not need to go to the hospital for treatment. Choose to supplement nutrients through diet therapy. Generally speaking, no matter what type of anemia it is, it will lead to a decrease in hemoglobin in the patient's body. Therefore, no matter what type of patient, they should eat more iron-rich foods. For example, some animal offal. Some vegetables and fruits have higher vitamin content. Eating more vegetables and fruits is beneficial for patients with megaloblastic anemia. Spinach contains more iron than other vegetables. Patients may wish to eat more spinach.

2. Seek medical treatment for symptomatic treatment

If patients with megaloblastic anemia do not improve after a period of dietary therapy, they should go to the hospital for relevant treatment. When people go to the hospital to treat anemia, the doctor will first find out the cause of the patient's anemia. If it is found to be megaloblastic anemia. The right medicine will be prescribed. Generally, doctors will prescribe some folic acid and vitamin B12 to improve the patient's condition. After the patient takes the medicine for a period of time, the megaloblastic anemia will be greatly improved.

3. Other treatments

Traditional Chinese medicine mainly treats based on syndrome differentiation and treatment, while Western medicine mainly treats the cause, supplements folic acid and vitamin B12, and actively prevents and treats complications. Western medicine treatment

The treatment principle is to actively treat the primary disease that causes megaloblastic anemia first. The second is to increase nutrition and rationally adjust the diet structure.