Prevention mainly includes health education to make parents realize the harm of iron deficiency anemia to their children and the importance of prevention.
First, do a good job in feeding guidance and advocate breastfeeding. When adding complementary foods, it is necessary to add complementary foods rich in iron and high in iron absorption rate, such as animal liver, lean meat and fish.
At the same time, we should pay attention to a reasonable diet. If you feed your baby milk, you must heat it to reduce intestinal blood loss caused by allergies.
Second, baby foods, such as dairy products and cereal products, can be fortified by adding appropriate amounts of iron.
Third, premature infants should be supplemented with iron for about two months to prevent iron deficiency anemia. The way we eat iron is from our diet, so the food we eat contains iron. For example, the lean meat we eat, such as the red one, is actually rust red, and our blood is red because it contains iron. All lean meat and pig liver containing this iron are rich in iron. The iron of this animal is much better than that of this plant, and we can absorb it. How to prevent iron deficiency anemia
Sun Xuefei
associate chief physician
Department of hematology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University
For people who are prone to iron deficiency anemia, preventive health care should be done in daily life to avoid iron deficiency anemia.
(1) Try to remove the causes of iron deficiency: iron deficiency anemia caused by malnutrition in infants, teenagers and pregnant women, improve diet and balance nutrition; For anemia caused by menorrhagia, menstruation should be adjusted; Parasite-infected people should be treated with deworming; Patients with malignant tumor should be operated or treated with radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and patients with chronic gastroduodenal ulcer should be actively treated with acid suppression.
(2) The prevention of iron deficiency anemia should pay attention to the nutrition and health care of infants, teenagers and women: eggs, animal livers and other iron-rich foods should be added to infants as soon as possible; Teenagers should correct partial eclipse and regularly check and treat parasitic infections; Can supplement iron for pregnant women and lactating women; Menstrual women should prevent menorrhagia; Do a good job in the prevention and treatment of tumor diseases and chronic hemorrhagic diseases; Because these people try to avoid drinking strong tea, coffee and other drinks, they should pay more attention to supplementing vitamin C with fresh vegetables and fruits in their diet, which is conducive to the absorption of iron.