Eat iron rich foods
Food & Beverages
21 patients reviewed this
62% reported success
38% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
Transfusion - blood
Physician Intervention
20 patients reviewed this
95% reported success
5% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
Exercise
Self-Management
19 patients reviewed this
53% reported success
47% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
Cruciferous vegetables
Food & Beverages
Cauliflower, cabbage, kale, garden cress, bok choy, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and similar green leaf vegetables.
17 patients reviewed this
47% reported success
53% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
Vitamin D
OTC Meds
Always get your doctors approval and correct dose before taking any solution recommendations.
15 patients reviewed this
20% reported success
80% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
Iron supplements
Supplement
12 patients reviewed this
75% reported success
25% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
High protein foods
Food & Beverages
11 patients reviewed this
27% reported success
73% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
Red Meat (lean)
Food & Beverages
9 patients reviewed this
22% reported success
78% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
Vitamin B complex daily (1, 6, 12)
Supplement
9 patients reviewed this
56% reported success
44% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
Iron IVS/transfusions
Physician Intervention
7 patients reviewed this
86% reported success
14% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
STC (stem cell transplants)
Physician Intervention
6 patients reviewed this
17% reported success
83% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
Hold maintenance medications with MM specialist supervision
Physician Intervention
6 patients reviewed this
67% reported success
33% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
Chicken
Food & Beverages
6 patients reviewed this
17% reported success
83% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
Legumes, beans
Food & Beverages
5 patients reviewed this
20% reported success
80% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
Eggs
Food & Beverages
5 patients reviewed this
0% reported success
100% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
B12 injections
Prescription
4 patients reviewed this
50% reported success
50% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
Salmon
Food & Beverages
4 patients reviewed this
0% reported success
100% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
Aranesp injections
Physician Intervention
Especially when hemoglobin drops below 10 or during dyalisis.
4 patients reviewed this
100% reported success
0% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
See a nutristionist
Self-Management
3 patients reviewed this
67% reported success
33% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
Procrit injections to help produce red blood cells
Physician Intervention
3 patients reviewed this
100% reported success
0% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
Drink (a little) red wine
Food & Beverages
3 patients reviewed this
0% reported success
100% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
Dried dates
Food & Beverages
3 patients reviewed this
33% reported success
67% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
Pace myself and listen to my body - balance physical activities with quiet reading
Self-Management
3 patients reviewed this
67% reported success
33% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
Beets or beet juice
Food & Beverages
2 patients reviewed this
100% reported success
0% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
Eat liver
Food & Beverages
2 patients reviewed this
0% reported success
100% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
Lower cancer load or transfusions
Physician Intervention
2 patients reviewed this
100% reported success
0% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
Whole cereals
Food & Beverages
2 patients reviewed this
50% reported success
50% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
Improved on its own over time
Other Remedies
2 patients reviewed this
0% reported success
100% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
Darbepoetin Alfa Injection
Physician Intervention
1 patients reviewed this
100% reported success
0% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
Black eyed peas
Food & Beverages
1 patients reviewed this
100% reported success
0% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
Nuts - Cashews
Food & Beverages
1 patients reviewed this
0% reported success
100% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
Carrots or beet juice
Food & Beverages
1 patients reviewed this
0% reported success
100% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
Removed carfilzomib/dex from maintenance regim
Physician Intervention
1 patients reviewed this
100% reported success
0% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
Vitamin C
Supplement
1 patients reviewed this
100% reported success
0% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
Iron sulfate or iron chelate NOT iron oxide
Supplement
1 patients reviewed this
0% reported success
100% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
Figs
Food & Beverages
1 patients reviewed this
0% reported success
100% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
Folic acid daily
Supplement
1 patients reviewed this
100% reported success
0% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
Moringa tea at night
Food & Beverages
1 patients reviewed this
0% reported success
100% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
Epoetin Alfa injection
Physician Intervention
1 patients reviewed this
100% reported success
0% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
Cook in an iron skillet
Other Remedies
1 patients reviewed this
100% reported success
0% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
Tuna
Food & Beverages
1 patients reviewed this
0% reported success
100% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
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