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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Medical Therapy== | ==Medical Therapy== | ||
Treatment is initiated when [[ferritin]] levels reach 300 micrograms per litre (or 200 in nonpregnant [[premenopausal]] women). | * Treatment is initiated when [[ferritin]] levels reach 300 micrograms per litre (or 200 in nonpregnant [[premenopausal]] women). | ||
* Treatment of organ damage ([[heart failure]] with [[diuretic]]s and [[ACE inhibitor]] therapy). | |||
* Limiting intake of alcoholic beverages, [[vitamin C]] (increases iron absorption in the gut), red meat (high in [[iron]]) and potential causes of food poisoning (shellfish, seafood). | |||
* Increasing intake of substances that inhibit iron absorption, such as high-[[tannin]] [[tea]], [[calcium]], and foods containing [[Oxalic acid|oxalic]] and [[phytic acid]]s (these must be consumed at the same time as the iron-containing foods in order to be effective.) | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Medical Therapy
- Treatment is initiated when ferritin levels reach 300 micrograms per litre (or 200 in nonpregnant premenopausal women).
- Treatment of organ damage (heart failure with diuretics and ACE inhibitor therapy).
- Limiting intake of alcoholic beverages, vitamin C (increases iron absorption in the gut), red meat (high in iron) and potential causes of food poisoning (shellfish, seafood).
- Increasing intake of substances that inhibit iron absorption, such as high-tannin tea, calcium, and foods containing oxalic and phytic acids (these must be consumed at the same time as the iron-containing foods in order to be effective.)