This was the third time. But this time it was better.
I have been to the blood donation camp 3 times now. Not once have I donated blood. First time I went, they said I had less hemoglobin and so I should not donate. The second time I was on medication so they dint even see if I had any hemoglobin. This time it was a little better. They said, “you hemoglobin count is on the border level. We would not advice donation”.
They gave me a chart of how to improve my hemoglobin content. I thought I’ll put it down on my blog so that I can refer to it when I feel like.
Note: My doctor had found that I get serious stomach pains only due to less hemoglobin. So I am already on iron tablets. But what I realized was that, not only the intake of iron has to be improved, but also the absorbing of the hemoglobin should be good. To improve that also the chart below would help.
The increase in iron and lots of prayers from my mom really helped improve my stomach pains. I am not having it lately. So anyone interested can try it.
Iron rich food:
Cereals: Bajra, Jowar, Ragi, Rice flakes, Puffed rice, whole wheat flour, Lentil (Masoor),
Pulses: Bengal gram (whole), Roated Bengal gram, cow peas, channa, horse gram, black gram dhal, peas
Vegetables: All green leafy vegetables, palak, fenugreek, amaranth, curry leaves, coriander leaves, onion stalks, drum stick, drum stick leaves, broad beans, bitter guard, sundekai, capsicum
Oil seeds: Gingelly seeds, watermelon seeds, dates (small quantity), raisins, almond(limited)
Non veg: chicken, fish, liver, egg yolk.
Lemon juice, fruits like orange, sweet lime, pineapple and guava, if taken along with the iron rich foods, helps in better absorption of iron.
