Dietary care for patients with finger (toe) bone infarction

Finger (toe) bone infarction is one of the symptoms of sickle cell anemia (crescentcellanaemia, sickle-cellanemia), which is a hereditary blood disorder and can also become a pure-hybrid sickle cell disease with clinical manifestations of varying degrees of hemolytic anemia and mild jaundice. Vascular occlusive crisis is its prominent manifestation, often with severe pain at the trunk and extremities, including visceral, bone, joint and muscle pain, especially metacarpal, epiphyseal and phalangeal (toe) infarcts are common, with infection, dehydration, hypoxia and acidosis as its triggers. Infection, dehydration, hypoxia and acidosis are the causes. Visceral and cerebrovascular infarcts present with corresponding signs and symptoms. Dietary care for patients with finger (toe) bone infarction: 1. High protein and low fat: For patients with general anemia, a high protein diet should be considered first. This can be obtained through the consumption of lean animal meat and liver, kidney and other viscera, high-quality protein supplement. Secondly, the intake of fat should be controlled as much as possible. Because fat can inhibit the body’s hematopoietic function, high fat can also lead to diarrhea, indigestion, obesity and other disorders. 2, rich in vitamins: the diet structure is rich in vitamins, for patients with various diseases are suitable. For patients with anemia, vitamin B 1, vitamin B 12, vitamin C and folic acid are essential. Vitamin B 1 can be obtained through food, especially coarse grains; vitamin B 12 and folic acid, mainly from animal offal and other foods; the main source of vitamin C is a variety of fresh vegetables and fruits. 3, supplementation of trace elements: the consumption of iron-rich food, almost become common knowledge of patients with anemia. It is worth noting that the appropriate amount of copper is also important for the correction of anemia, but the human body’s physiological need for mace is very small and can be met through the daily diet. However, if the diet is not well nourished, and eat less or even no vegetables, it will bring disadvantages to the correction of anemia. 4, less salt food: anemia patients should eat less salt food, once the edema should also be temporarily prohibited salt.