Contents:
- Medical Video: Why Can't All Gay Men Donate Blood?
- Can people with thin bodies donate blood?
- Less than 45 kg, why not donate blood?
- Pay attention to this after you donate blood
Medical Video: Why Can't All Gay Men Donate Blood?
Today many people are beginning to be moved to routine blood donations. He said, blood donors have a myriad of health benefits, from reducing the risk of chronic illness to helping get the ideal body weight. Interested in blood donation? Eits, wait a minute. Does your current weight meet the requirements. He said, thin people may not be blood donors, you know. Is it true?
Can people with thin bodies donate blood?
Maybe for you skinny is relative. However, when viewed from an indicator of nutritional status, a person is said to be thin if his body mass index is less than 18.5. You can find out by using this BMI Calculator or in the following link bit.ly/indeksmassatubuh.
But indeed, the indicator will see a comparison between your height and weight. So, actually the blood donor requirements are not thin or not, because what is seen is only the weight of the prospective donor.
Launching from the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI), one of the conditions that must be met by blood donors is having a minimum weight of 45 kilograms (kg). That is, you can breathe freely if your body weight is at 45 kg. Conversely, you may not be a blood donor if you only have 44 kg or less.
So, it can be said that a person with a thin body, but has a weight of 45 kg or above, is allowed a blood donor. With a note, your body's condition supports donating blood.
Apart from weighing more than 45 kg, thin blood donors must also fulfill the following conditions, including:
- Ages 17-60 years old
- Normal blood pressure (systolic 110/160 and diastolic 70/100)
- The female hemoglobin level is at least 12 g / dl, and men are 12.5 g / dl
- Normal body temperature
- The distance of the donor is at least 3 months since the previous blood donor, and a maximum of 5 times a year
Less than 45 kg, why not donate blood?
Maybe you are wondering why the 45 kg number was chosen as the donor's minimum weight. Look, because it's feared there are some risks that lurk the normal work of the body if thin people donate blood. A person weighing under 45 kg, is usually easier to get tired than people with ideal body weight.
This is because the intake of calories that come from daily food is not enough to meet the body's needs. Or easy, the energy drained after the move is far more than the energy obtained from food. As a result, people with this body become easily tired - including after donating large amounts of blood through blood donors.
In addition, someone with a body weight is at risk of developing anemia or low blood pressure which is usually characterized by dizziness and fatigue. This condition certainly can get worse after blood donation.
Pay attention to this after you donate blood
When the blood donation process is complete, avoid direct strenuous activities. We recommend that you let yourself rest, at least by sitting for a little more or less 15 minutes while multiplying drinking fluids and choking the stomach with snacks.
In addition, do a number of things including:
- Remove the cover tape about 4-5 hours after blood donation
- Limiting heavy physical activity for about the next 5 hours, or any activity that can make the body tired
- If you feel dizzy, lie down and rest until the condition improves
- If you are a smoker, avoid smoking within 3 hours after blood donation
Try to eat foods that are rich in various vitamins and minerals. For example iron, folic acid, vitamin C, vitamin B, and others. The goal is that red blood cells lost after blood donation can be replaced immediately.
