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Hypocalcemia or hypocalcemia indicates a condition where the blood calcium concentration in the patient is lower than the allowable level. If not treated in time, it can lead to adverse health effects. The subjects often prone to anemia are pregnant women and children. So what should be eaten with low calcium in the blood?
1. What are the causes of anemia?
Pregnant women, nursing mothers and children are all subjects with great calcium needs, if the daily calcium supply is not enough, it can lead to hypocalcemia in the blood. Other causes of hypocalcemia may include:
Hypoparathyroidism Renal failure Malnutrition Vitamin D and magnesium deficiency Alcoholism Leukemia Excessive caffeine intake reduces calcium absorption Patients receiving chemotherapy Using diuretics
2. Symptoms of hypocalcemia
Before learning what hypocalcemia should eat, patients need to understand the symptoms of this disease.
Hypocalcemia usually begins with symptoms such as numbness of the lips, tongue, fingertips, toes, rapid breathing, irritability, panic. Then muscle contractions all over the body occur which can cause a "midwife's hand" or a "footprint" sign in the legs. In more severe cases, hypocalcemia also causes spasms of facial and body muscles, causing pain, respiratory muscle spasms causing difficulty breathing, even glottis muscle spasms, causing respiratory failure and respiratory failure. arrhythmia.
3. Low blood calcium should eat what?
What to eat to lower blood calcium is a matter of concern for many people. Because improper nutrition is one of the important and common causes of calcium deficiency. So, to know what to eat for calcium deficiency? Or low blood calcium should eat what? To help improve and prevent hypocalcemia, building a diet full of calcium is a top priority. You can supplement an abundant source of calcium in your daily meals through the following foods:
Small fish braised with bones, shrimp, crabs, snails,... Eggs, especially yolks dark green leafy vegetables: bok choy, kale, spinach,... Milk and dairy products Food sources rich in vitamin D: Fish, eggs, liver, fish oil, cheese, soy milk ,... should also be supplemented to avoid late-onset hypocalcemia. Food sources of magnesium also help improve hypocalcemia: nuts, dark chocolate, whole grains, milk sour, avocado, dried fruit, banana, etc. In addition, you should regularly bask in the sun for 15-20 minutes a day in the morning and afternoon so that the body can better absorb vitamin D.
Besides the foods that need to be supplemented to improve calcium deficiency, patients also need to avoid eating some foods that can lead to calcium deficiency such as:
Acidic foods: May reduce the function of calcium. alkaline minerals such as calcium. Some foods are highly acidic like canned foods, consuming too much dairy products. Foods containing caffeine: Can lead to dehydration due to increased urination, which will reduce calcium levels in the body and can lead to hypocalcemia. Food sources of caffeine include: coffee, soft drinks, tea, and chocolate. If you are on a diet that requires caffeine-containing foods, pay attention to drink enough water to avoid dehydration. High-sodium foods (table salt, canned foods, processed foods): An excess of sodium in the body can lead to a decrease in aldosterone - this is an important hormone in the regulation of sodium in the body. If aldosterone levels are low, sodium can be taken from the blood and stored in the muscles and cells leading to dehydration and eventually an electrolyte imbalance causing hypocalcemia. Hopefully through the above article you have learned what to eat with hypocalcemia and what to eat with low blood calcium? If hypocalcaemia is not improved by nutrition, the patient should soon go to medical centers for examination and treatment.
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