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Anyone have a good chelation for too much iron I suffer hemochromatosis and I don't like leeches?


no blood letting for me

sorry the leeches just my euphemist or comic way to refer to phlebotomy

Chelating agents include Desferal, Deferiprone, also BAL.
Drinking tea with meals reduces the absorption of iron from food.
Desferal is injectable while Deferiprone is oral.

A chelation, if I remember what I read, has to do with IV feed. You'll have to consult a professional for that one for best results. As for me, I can't keep enough iron in my blood stream. lol.

I've looked at the articles due to the fact I've an autistic child and they usually have heavy metals in their bloodstream. But the procedure is a bit too much for him from what I've read.

There is no effective and safe do-it-yourself chelation therapy.

I don't know where you got the idea that leeches are involved in all therapeutic phlebotomy. (Phlebotomy is opening a vein.) It's usually just like a regular blood donation and many with this condition can actually be blood donors and do a good deed while treating there condition.

Chelation therapy can be effective for many conditions but it can have some unpleasant side effects as well. If something about "bloodletting" is bothering you, share it frankly with your doctors.

Leeches are no longer used atleast not in the US. You can go to a Phlebotomist and he will draw blood on a constant basis. You can also used ceratin medications that are chelating agents and the iron will be excreted through the urine. I wouldnt worry about the leeches.

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