Comment on Bloodletting recommended for Jersey residents after PFAS contamination

• SolarMonkey@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  How ironic.

  But really tho, people with high iron are good for blood donation because a lot of people are low and they more readily pass the screening tests for donation.

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  • GoodShowSir@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    So yeah you can’t when your iron levels are too high but when it goes down to normal levels you can become a regular donator, which then helps keep the levels down.

    With my super iron blood I can then donate blood every 8 weeks instead of the normal 12. If I am remembering that right.

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    • SolarMonkey@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Nice, do you do that just to help keep it in check, or do you have other methods?

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      • GoodShowSir@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Unfortuantely nothing I can do to keep it from rising. So giving blood is the only way to reduce the levels atm. Only thing you can do is reduce the amount it increases with a bit of a diet change, cutting down on meat and alcohol especially. And eating certain things that helps your body deal with iron more efficantly, like dark chocolate… I get to use the line, “my doctor told me to have this after every meal” 😂

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