how do i lower high levals of led poisn?
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Treatment for lead poisoning begins with removing the sources of lead and providing balanced nutrition. A person who eats a balanced, nutritious diet absorbs less lead than a person whose diet is inadequate.
If removing the source of lead and balancing nutrition do not reduce lead levels, or if the blood lead level is very high, chelation therapy may be used.
Chelation therapy is a process that rapidly reduces the amount of lead stored in the body. Drugs called chelating agents cause metals like lead to bind to them, and then they are eliminated from the body through urine. Because chelating agents increase the absorption of lead and other metals, it is essential that sources of lead exposure be removed before a person is treated.
Chelation (pronounced key-LAY-shun) therapy is a medication treatment for removing poisonous metals, such as lead, from the body. It also may be used to remove excess iron from the blood.
During chelation therapy, the person takes or has an injection of a medication (chelating agent) that binds to the metal; the medication and metal are then removed from the body through the urine. Chelation therapy also removes metals (like iron) that the body needs; therefore, chelation therapy must be done carefully.
Chelation therapy can be used to treat severe lead poisoning. It also may be used to treat iron overload in people who need frequent blood transfusions, which can create organ-damaging excesses of iron. (People with conditions such as thalassemia often receive blood transfusion therapy.) In addition, people with hemochromatosis may occasionally require chelation therapy to reduce iron excess in their blood.
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