What symptom does microelement poison have?

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Trace element analyzer is the main material to produce heme and myoglobin, and it is the necessary material to promote vitamin B metabolism. Most of the iron in the body is used to make heme. Heme is recycled when blood cells are replaced with new cells every 120 days. Protein bound iron is stored in the body, while tissue iron, which is present in myoglobin, is very small. What symptom does microelement poison have? Let's talk about it

What symptom does microelement poison have?

Acute trace element poisoning mostly occurs in children. When children take excessive oral syrups made of solid iron or liquid iron coated with colorful sugar coated tablets, they will have acute poisoning symptoms, such as epigastric discomfort, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, even facial purplish, lethargy or irritability, acute intestinal necrosis or perforation, and shock and death in the most serious cases. Therefore, it is necessary to remind parents that when they need to supplement iron and take iron preparations for children, they must strictly control the dosage according to the doctor's advice, and never abuse it to prevent poisoning.

Chronic trace element poisoning mostly occurs in the middle-aged and elderly people over 45 years old, and men account for the vast majority. Due to the long-term use of iron preparations or excessive intake of iron from food, the amount of iron in the body exceeds 10-20 times of the normal level, the symptoms of chronic poisoning may appear. There is a large amount of iron deposition in the liver and spleen, which can be manifested as liver cirrhosis, osteoporosis, cartilage calcification, brown black or gray skin, and reduced secretion of pancreatic islet, resulting in diabetes. For teenagers, the development of reproductive organs can also be affected. It is reported that iron poisoning can also induce epilepsy.

To prevent trace element poisoning, one is to prevent overdose when taking ferrous sulfate and other iron agents to treat anemia, and to prevent children from taking them by mistake. It is better to take porphyrin iron supplements, a new product of modern science and technology, which not only has high absorption rate, but also is not easy to produce side effects. Second, do not store acidic food in iron containers for a long time, and do not cook hawthorn and other acidic food in iron pot, so as to avoid a large amount of iron dissolving into food under acidic conditions.

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Trace element poisoning can be avoided. As long as there is no excessive intake, there will be no poisoning. Here to remind you, when adding trace elements, remember to appropriate Oh!