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> Treatment includes regularly removing blood from your body. Just regularly donate, no problem.
by DelightOne 4y ago
> Treatment includes regularly removing blood from your body.
Just regularly donate, no problem.
- hprotagonist 4y agoyup!
- seper8 4y agoDonating apparently also removes microplastics from your body...
- CoastalCoder 4y agoI'm curious if the donated blood is processed in a way that removes those microplastics.
- plorkyeran 4y agoProbably not, but if you're in need of a blood transfusion you have more immediate concerns.
- SoftTalker 4y agoAny references for that? What about just drinking a lot of water so you have to pee more often?
- robonerd 4y agoIf there are any synthetic textiles in your home, it's probably a lost cause; plastic dust everywhere. Every time you eat, drink or breath, you'll be taking more in.
- deluxeroyale 4y agoI think op might have been referring to this assuming PFAS and microplastics are all disposed off https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/world/blood-donations-remove-forever-chemicals-b2063500.html https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/world/blood...
- seper8 4y agoYes exactly :)
- cma 4y agoAre they just freefloating in blood? Capillaries are tiny and I thought micro plastics were closer to 1mm than 1micron, despite the name. Capillaries are 8-10microns.
- robonerd 4y agoThey can get smaller than that: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microplastics#Nanoplastics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microplastics#Nanoplastics
- toast0 4y agoIf you're diagnosed with hemochromatosis, you may not be permitted to donate; it seems to depend on your local blood banks. There's some amount of concern that because the donation is theraputic for the donor, they may not be forthcoming about other factors that should disqualify them, if present. Of course, if it hasn't been diagnosed and you're a regular donor, that's a happy accident.
- im3w1l 4y agoThat kinda makes sense. If you allowed them to donate even with disqualifying factors (but flushed it down the drain), it would fix the incentives. May not give enough additional blood to be worth the bother?
- retSava 4y agoIf donating prior to high ferritin and onset of symptoms, that might be enough, but to handle the former, one needs much more frequent blood donations to push the level of stored iron level down than what donations allow. (at least in Sweden, where you can donate twice a year, but the initial treatment is biweekly iirc).