Platelet function in our body part is essential for the process of blood coagulation. A normal platelet count is 150,000 to 450,000 but different diseases can cause levels fall can cause internal bleeding. A low platelet count is a serious matter that requires medical supervision, but in your diet you could find extra help. In here we give you a list of foods to increase platelets and improve your health.
Low platelets can be caused by severe infections, diseases such as dengue, diseases of the spleen, hemolytic anemia, vitamin K, and most serious diseases like leukemia or the result of chemotherapy treatment, the important thing is to keep the situation under control and try as far as possible to upload more platelets in your body.
Depending on the disease that has caused the decline in platelets a change in diet may be beneficial. It is important to know that in more serious cases such as leukemia these foods do not provide a significant change, however in cases of dengue, anemia or other infections and diseases will markedly.
Faced with a decline of platelets is necessary to eat foods with a high content of vitamins and minerals that help our body to produce more platelets and thus to recover our health.
In cases of anemia is necessary to increase the consumption of iron quickly, because low platelets cause fatigue and drowsiness. You should be included in the diet foods like spinach, the canons, lentils, red pepper, liver and guava, which in Europe can be found in juice.
The carrot, beet and celery are known for its properties to raise platelets in our blood. The best way that you can consume it raw in a salad, as well get maximum of vitamins, however in cases of diseases such as dengue or severe infections where patients are too weak, the best way to eat them is in broth or vegetable cream.
Garlic is also an ideal food to increase platelets, prepare garlic soup or add it to the cream you suggest vegetable (celery and carrots for example).
The vitamin C is a great ally to increase the platelets you can get it from fruits like kiwi, strawberries, orange, and lemon. A good suggestion for patients who are weaker is administered in a refreshing juice.
In addition to your diet there are other steps you can take to improve your knowledge about blood platelets and if after a blood test your platelets count has gone altered should consult a specialist immediately to determine the source of the decline.
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