The most effective way to improve anemia is to treat the cause of the disease. Different types of anemia are treated differently, such as oral iron, folic acid or vitamin B12 supplementation.
1. Iron deficiency anemia: Iron deficiency anemia is caused by insufficient iron intake or excessive loss of iron, etc. The most important causative treatment measures are timely iron supplementation and treatment of the primary cause of iron deficiency, such as oral iron (ferrous succinate).
2. Megaloblastic anemia: the cause of the anemia is the lack of folic acid or vitamin B12, so the treatment needs to supplement folic acid or vitamin B12.
3. Hemolytic anemia: It can be treated with glucocorticoids such as methylprednisolone or splenectomy.
4. Aplastic anemia: cyclosporine, anti-thymocyte globulin, and androgens can be considered for treatment.
5. Tumor anemia: after treating the primary tumor with chemotherapy (carboplatin) or radiotherapy, the anemia symptoms will gradually improve.
6. Malignant blood diseases: such as acute myeloid leukemia will be treated with chemotherapy of cytarabine and other drugs.
There are many causes of anemia, the key is to find the cause of the disease, anemia, please consult a doctor in time, under the guidance of physicians to receive standardized treatment.