How often can blood donor blood

Many people in their desire to help people plan to become donors. And if those who have already passed blood know about the time that should pass between blood surrender, the newcomers often ask such a question. In the article, we will consider how often the blood can be handed over to whom other nuances of donation can be taken.

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How often can blood donor blood

There are two types of donation, and the deadlines will depend on this to pass between the delivery:

If you have passed solid blood, and you plan to pass one-piece blood next time, then at least 60 days should pass between these procedures. If, after passing the blood, you plan to hand over the plasma, then the time interval must be at least 30 days.
If you have passed the plasma and next time you also plan to hand over the plasma, then at least two weeks should pass between procedures.

According to the law, men can hand out blood not more than 5 times a year, women - no more than 4 times.

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Who can become a blood donor

The donor can be people aged older than 18 years and weighing more than 50 kilograms (optimally more than 54 kilograms). Naturally, the donor should not be ill with infectious diseases, the list of which is quite extensive.

There are still conditions in which it is impossible to donate blood:

if in the last 6 months you made any operation;
if in the last 6 months you made a piercing or tattoo;
if you are breastfeeding and if after the end of lactation did not pass 3 months;
if you have been painful / ORVI during the last month;
if antibiotics used during the last two weeks.

People whose relatives are sick with hepatitis in can not be given blood at all.

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How to prepare for blood donors

In order for your blood in the future to serve, it is necessary to comply with several conditions:

do not smoke a few hours before the procedure;
do not drink alcoholic beverages within 48 hours (two days);
a few hours before the procedure, eat, as the empty stomach donate the blood undesirable.

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How to recover after blood donors

After the blood delivery procedure, you may feel unusual, a dizziness may appear, darkness in the eyes, in extreme cases there is a faint. And some people do not feel anything that is also rare.

In order for the consequences faster, you need to adhere to several useful tips:

it is advisable not to smoke a few hours after the procedure;
for two days you need to drink a lot of fluid, such as mineral water, juices, tea, but not alcohol;
it is necessary to eat easily, but at the same time there should be a lot of protein in the diet, which restores hemoglobin, it is contained in meat, beans, buckwheat, beets, etc.;
on the day of blood delivery is not recommended to do heavy physical exertion;
after the bloodshots should not be vaccinated for ten days.

Blood is completely restored on average after 5-7 days.