Treatment of moderate iron deficiency anemia includes treatment of the cause and iron supplementation. There is the best treatment effect for eradicating the cause of the disease and supplementing the iron storage.
1. Etiological treatment: infants, young children, adolescents, pregnant women need to improve diet and treat iron deficiency anemia caused by malnutrition; iron deficiency anemia caused by peptic ulcer should be treated with acid suppression; menorrhagia caused by excessive menstruation should be regulated; malignant tumors should be treated with active surgery or radiotherapy or chemotherapy; anemia caused by parasitic infections should be treated with anthelmintic therapy.
2. Iron supplementation treatment: including inorganic iron represented by ferrous sulfate and organic iron, organic iron including ferrous gluconate and sorbitol iron. Oral iron is preferred. If oral iron is not tolerated or other gastrointestinal reasons affect the absorption of iron, intramuscular injection is feasible. Please follow the instructions of your doctor for specific usage.
Moderate iron deficiency anemia should be treated promptly in a hospital to prevent progression of the disease.