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Sickle Cell Anemia Affect On Human Body

A normal person has red blood cells that are quite flexible & round and contains a powerful protein known as hemoglobin. This protein is responsible for carrying oxygen in your blood. 

Sickle cell disease ( SCD) is a genetic disorder, as well as a disease that is inherited from parents to a child. The disease is much more common in Africans and Americans. Nothing wrong to say here its a group of red blood cells in genetic disorders.

When these blood cells suffer from SCD, they turn into a hard & sticky misshapen C-type look. This condition makes tough for the blood and oxygen to travel through small blood vessels.

Sickle Cell Genetic Disorder is of several types. The most common type of SCD is HbSS, in which a child gets two sickle cell genes, one from each parent. Other types include Sickle Cell Trait, Sickle Beta-Plus Thalasemmia, and Sickle Beta-Zero Thalassemia. Let us find about the symptoms, diagnosing, and treatment of Sickle Cell Genetic Disorder. 

Symptoms of Sickle Cell

The most common symptom of SCD is Anemia. If your body shows this symptom, it means you have inherited the HbSS gene from your parent. Anemia occurs because your body faces a hard time creating enough new cells. The symptom further shows several side effects that include Fatigue, Headaches, Dizziness, Shortness of Breath, and Coldness in your Hands and Feet. Other symptoms of SCD are listed below:

• Jaundice
• Swollen Hands and Feet
• Severe Chronic Pain
• Severe Infections
• Damage of Organ

Diagnose of SCD

It is quite easy to diagnose SCD. Only a simple blood test is enough. When a child is born, its genetic test, as well as the blood test, is taken to check whether if she is suffering from any genetic disorder. Moreover, it is very crucial to diagnose the SCD. That because it becomes controllable to treat and prevent the disorder. The symptoms of SCF|D also become manageable

Treatment of SCD

Unfortunately, Sickle Cell Disease cannot be prevented because it is a genetic disorder and is directly inherited from the parents. Also, the disease cannot be cured directly. However, the treatment of SCD varies from person to person, and the type of SCD he is suffering. The treatment helps to reduce the complications and manage the symptoms. Since the crises are hard to predict. So you must follow the suggestions described below. 

• Regularly visit the doctor for regular check-ups
• Don’t Smoke or quit Smoking. 
• Balance your Diet and eat Healthy Foods.
• Avoid Alcohol, Beer, and Weed.
• Regularly Exercise.
• Drink plenty of fluid during the workouts to avoid dehydration.
• Drink at least eight glasses of water. 
• Regularly wash your hands and use sanitizer.
• Reduce stress and depression.
• Try not to get hot, cold, or tired. 
• Only travel in Commercial Airplanes.