Reduced platelets in the blood: causes and methods of treatment

Platelets are small, colorless plates,which are responsible for the ability of the blood to clot. A significant reduction in the number of these bodies should alert any attending physician. Because reduced platelets in the blood or thrombocytopenia usually indicates that a person develops a serious disease. Most often this deviation is detected with red lupus, cirrhosis, sepsis, and also with the formation of malignant tumors. That's why if a medical examination reveals a low blood platelet count, you should immediately contact a doctor who will put a more accurate diagnosis and then prescribe an effective treatment.

The most likely reasons for rejection

There are several reasons why the number of platelets is significantly reduced in the blood. Let us consider them in more detail.

• «Интересное» положение женщин.Quite often, lowered platelets in the blood are found precisely in pregnant women. This is due to the fact that their blood becomes more liquid due to the fact that too much plasma appears in it.
• Reception of "diluting" drugs. At such deviation from similar tablets it is better to refuse, as they can lead to pitiable consequences.
• Consumption of food, which also have a "diluting" effect.
• A reduced amount of platelets in the blood can be associated with poisoning with any toxins, including alcohol.
• Infectious diseases.
• Infringements in work of immune system.

Reduced platelets in the blood: methods of treatment

1. Diet. The most effective method of treatmentthrombocytopenia is considered an ordinary diet in which foods are saturated with vitamins (K, C and P) and trace elements. To do this, it is recommended to include more dairy products in your diet, namely:

• cheese;
• cottage cheese;
• milk;
• yogurts;
• kefir.

Also ingredients with fatty acids:

• hazelnut;
• almond;
• peanut.

Potassium dishes:

• salads from leafy vegetables;
• nettle soup;
• cabbage rolls from leaves of grapes, etc.

In addition, reduced platelets in the blood canIncrease with those products that contain a large amount of iron. Among them are the following: calf meat, beef liver, buckwheat porridge, ground wheat, fresh apples, pomegranates, pasta, peas, fish, beets, dill, parsley, rice, etc.

2. Pharmaceutical products. Предложения традиционной медицины по normalization of the level of platelets in the blood is much more modest than the recipes of the people. Among the drugs that can increase the indicator of the level of colorless bodies, you can distinguish "Derinat", "Prednisolone" and "Sodecor".

It is also worth noting that the most effectivethe method of treatment of thrombocytopenia is a transfusion of platelet suspension, carried out only in a hospital. This method is extremely expensive, and therefore it is resorted to only when the patient's life is threatened because of heavy bleeding.