What to eat in case of high ferritin?
What to eat in case of high ferritin?
Among the foods with low iron content and therefore allowed in case of high ferritin we can find: apple, blueberry, grapefruit, melon, orange. And again: turnips, radishes, carrots, onions, peppers, squash. Yes also to milk, yogurt and cheese, white rice, coffee, fruit juices.
When do you have too much iron in your blood?
The symptoms of excess iron are therefore found in: chronic fatigue, pain in the limbs, arrhythmias and heart failure or disorders, change in skin color (bronze, ash gray, greenish), irregular or absent menstrual cycle, osteoporosis, impotence or sterility , hair loss, ...
What to do about high ferritin?
When ferritin is high, the therapy consists of phlebotomy (withdrawals of 3 ml of blood), which remove red blood cells (rich in iron) from the body, stimulating it to produce new ones.
What to do when you have high iron?
Among the foods to be preferred to restore acceptable iron values are included green leafy vegetables (such as artichokes, beets, fennel, carrots, tomatoes, spinach, peppers, lettuce, celery, etc.), whole grains and their derivatives (such as bread, pasta, biscuits).