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Hb is low please help
I am 20 weeks and 4 days pregnant today.. I done Hb test today and its value is 9.1 while in the first trimester it was 9.7.. I am taking iron supplements daily in addition with mother Horlicks also but still it's not improving.. please help me..
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Take double dose iron
Change brand
Take iron rich foods
Share CBC report to rule out other causes of anemia
Get a hb electrophoresis
Repeat cbc after 5-6 weeks
If no improvement take intravenous iron
Take it seriously as it affects your quality of life and baby's health and pregnancy complications
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Take iron supplements and iron rich diet.please take iron tablets with a glass of lemon juice or add vit c to your diet for better absorption.hope you are not taking iron and calcium together
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Dr. Nidhi Sharma
Gynecologist/Obstetrician
19 yrs exp
Chennai
Take Tablet Livogen three times a day for a month
Take Tablet Limcee three times a day for a month
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Dr. Pratibha Aggarwal
Gynecologist
32 yrs exp
Chennai
Hi. You can take the same supplement once in morning after breakfast and then after dinner .
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Dr. Akash Surana
Gynecologist/Obstetrician
16 yrs exp
Mumbai
Increase the dose of Ur iron supplements tablet.
Also have more green leafy vegetables soups salads
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