Usually, patients complain of low hemoglobin, especially for women. However, elevated rates also require adjustment.
Hemoglobin analysis is a very simple study. You need to do a complete blood count (CBC), which will show the level of hemoglobin.
As the therapist-cardiologist-geriatrician said Svetlana Martynova, for men, values of 125–170 g/l are considered normal, for women — 115–155 g/l. During menstruation, hemoglobin can decrease to 100 g/l.
– The concentration of hemoglobin in the blood depends on the age of the person. So, in newborns, the rates are higher than in adults. Also important are nutritional habits, bad habits – especially smoking, indicators of iron and folic acid, the state of immunity, morphological and functional features of erythrocytes, – the doctor said to “Dr. Peter”.
What are the signs of increased hemoglobin? We are talking about:
- fatigue, drowsiness,
- frequent headaches and dizziness,
- ache in joints,
- intestinal colic,
- the formation of large hematomas at the site of bruises.
According to Martynova, high levels of hemoglobin are typical for pilots, as well as those who live in high-altitude settlements. This is due to the fact that hemoglobin increases with oxygen deficiency.
Smokers also often have elevated hemoglobin. Their body compensates for the hypoxia that has arisen against the background of smoking.
The danger of increased hemoglobin
With high hemoglobin, the density and viscosity of the blood increase, which can increase blood pressure and worsen the blood supply to organs and tissues. The risk of developing cardiovascular diseases is high. This is especially dangerous in atherosclerosis.
Why does the level of hemoglobin increase in women?
- Occupation (work at high altitude).
- Long workouts with increased load.
- Diabetes mellitus.
- Persistent stress disorders.
- Benign tumors of the circulatory system.
- Excessive absorption of iron into the blood.
What foods reduce hemoglobin?
- < li>Sour-milk products.
- Rice groats.
- Yellow and green fruits.
- Legumes, especially peas in any form.
- Lean meats.
- Seafood.
What foods increase hemoglobin?
Blood test: what does low hemoglobin indicate?
- Fatty meats, organ meats (liver, kidneys, lung).
- Fresh pomegranate or pomegranate juice.
- Sea fish of fatty varieties.
- Fish caviar.
- Egg yolks.
- Turmeric.
- Natural fruit juices.
- Rosehip decoction.
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