Thalassemia Patients and Friends

Discussion Forums => Diet, Nutrition and Supplements => Topic started by: Sharmin on July 29, 2012, 05:53:53 AM

Title: Vitamin C
Post by: Sharmin on July 29, 2012, 05:53:53 AM

We are presently in Oakland and we were at the clinic for the last 2 days.  Some recommendations given for Lil A include:

Iron levels for children should be between 200 and 600 when using exjade. 
Children should have 100 to 150 IU of vitamin C daily.  The vitamin C question comes up often - therefore I wanted to share that we were told that vitamin C is in fact recommended. 

It is also important for all patients to have Calcium, magnesium, zinc/copper, vitamin D, selenium, and vitamin e. 

Excercise is also important for thals.

I will update more once we are home.

Best,

Sharmin

Title: Re: Vitamin C
Post by: JV on July 29, 2012, 11:43:38 PM

Thank you so much for sharing

Title: Re: Vitamin C
Post by: Andy Battaglia on July 31, 2012, 04:22:59 AM

I am happy to see that a thal doctor is advising vitamin C. I have been advising this for some time in the amount of 100-200 mg daily, regardless of which chelator is used. Vitamin C is absolutely essential for the body and thals should take it, although only in low doses.

Title: Re: Vitamin C
Post by: Pratik on August 05, 2012, 08:17:40 AM

Thank you for sharing Sharmin.

I was concerned about Selenium. I was taking it since past 2 and a half years and I suddenly one day grown up a belief that it MAY have caused to enlarge my LYMPH NODES.

My dad insists me but I am resistant to take it, what should I do? Andy, Sharmin? How that maybe useful?

-P.