Can Sickle Cell Patients Live for Long?

[Jasz]

Can Sickle Cell Patients Live for Long?

Sickle cell disease is a genetic, life-long disorder that affects one in every 365 African Americans. According to the NIH, symptoms of the disease include: Chronic, periodic pain; joint pain; muscle/limb pain; mild and severe infections. The NIH also states that there is no cure for sickle cell disease at this time.

The life expectancy of people with sickle cell anemia, once about 40 years for men and 50 for women, has increased to 70 and 75, respectively. The greatest strides have been made in preventing and treating infections. With the discovery of hydroxyurea, a medicine that relieves painful crises without increasing the risk of infection or other side effects, many patients are living reasonably normal lives.

Sickle cell disease is an inherited disease affecting more than 100 million people worldwide. Those suffering from it simply need a healthy diet and lifestyle to manage their symptoms.

Scientists have also discovered in an animal model that a gene called SHIP, which is found in red blood cells, prevents sickling and protects the cells from damage. In a healthy person, SHIP either does not get turned on or it gets turned off after a certain period of time. But in people with sickle cell disease, some of their blood cells have an abnormality with this genetic structure called a deletion, which keeps them from turning off the gene.

 

[Sotherefore]

Well some people with sickle cell anaemia can be able to live long but all these things depend on how they are able to manage their health and eat the required food that is needed to keep the body in good condition, anybody with a sickle cell anaemia has to keep in contact with their doctors to understand the type of food they are to eat because this is what will help them and also determine their longevity, when a sickle cell patient is so careless about their lifestyle and some of the things they eat then they may be at risk of early death.

Doctors will always advise people in such condition to consider taking a lot of fruits and vegetables because this is what will help keep the body in good condition , strengthen the immune system and gives the body ability to fight of disease and infection, drugs are also available for people to use to limit and stop the dangerous side effects of sickle cell.

Possibly we believe that in the future more drugs will be invented that may be capable of curing it permanently as scientists are still on constant research..

A sickle cell anaemia patient shouldn't panic but rather take their health and change their lifestyle to suit in the condition of their health.

 

[eldavis]

Ye sickle cell patients can live for long, I have come across some of these persons who and they are living well, the only thing is that they are always self conscious of the kind of things they eat and what they do, cause any wrong move could trigger a sickness.

 

[Ganibade]

Sickle cell patient can live long. This is genetic problem that affect people will blood genotype. For the sickle cell patient to live long and survive it,is to be given balance dietary nutrition that will improve his or her blood platelets from wrinkles to form round shape. This has to be taken care because symptoms including body temperature, Head ache, yellow eyes, all this symptoms can be reported to the doctor and take proper care.