I'll just assume y'all know what Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is all about and go straight to the topic at hand. If youd like to know about SCD, Click Here.

SCD individuals usually undergo different forms of Crises,most common of which comes in form of pain. The different ways of preventing Crises include:

1.Patient Education: Individuals with SVD must be educated appropriately about the nature of their disease and how to avoid crises (which is exactly what I'm doing now,lol!)

2.Individuals with SCD should be going for Regular Check-up. They should have a particular Specialist doctor that renders these routine check-ups.

3. Avoid Triggers: Crises are usually triggered by Infections, Fever, Dehydration , Cold, Stress etc. Individuals with SCD have to stay hydrated always;about 3-4L of water per day is recommended. They should treat all Infections promptly even the most trivial ones like URTI (cough & cattarrh) and malaria. Any form of fever should be treated appropriately.

4.Avoid Alcohol, nonprescribed prescription drugs, Cigarettes, Marijuana & Cocaine?

5. Adherence to Routine Medications is important.These routine medications include Paludrine,Folic acid,Omega-3 etc.Prophylactic penicillin and Hydroxyurea are also important for specific people.

6. Early recognition of signs and symptoms of Crises is also critical. The Ultimate prevention strategy is by genotype testing before marriage/Conception I.e AS shouldn't marry AS so as to avoid having a sickle cell child since if there is no SCD there would be no SCD crises.

Credit: Dr. Iloeje Chinazo

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