Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia
Author: dr. Dava
Treatment
The main treatment of iron deficiency anemia is oral administration of inorganic iron in ferrous form. Oral iron is available in a wide range of commercial preparations in the form of ferrous sulfate, lactate, fumarate, gluconate and gluramato.
The amount absorbed is not linearly related to the amount ingested, the more absorbable ferrous form to the ferric form, and the presence of ascorbic acid increases iron absorption in the reduced state preserve.
The occurrence of side effects with iron preparations limira manageable quantity. It is frequently found gastrointestinal side effects such as nausea, constipation, epigastric bloating or diarrhea. The preparations that release iron slowly reduce the frequency of gastrointestinal side effects. We recommend the oral route in almost all occasions, but the administration can urilizarse parenreral shaped iron dextran.
Duration of treatment:
In the course of two or three days there was an increase of rericulocirosis. The hemoglobin levels begin to increase in 4 days. Treatment should continue for several months to replenish the body.
Dose:
The daily dose of iron for adults is between 50 and 200 mg and the dose for children is 6 mg/kg/day