World Blood Donor Day 2020: Tips to follow for a successful blood donation

There are many benefits to donating blood. By donating blood you are not only saving someone else's life, but also keeping your health right. Many studies have shown that donating blood keeps people physically and mentally healthy.

World Blood Donor Day is celebrated on June 14 every year. On this occasion, know what to eat and what not to eat at all before donating blood. (Photo source - Twitter)

Drink plenty of water before donating blood. In fact, there should be no dehydration before or while donating blood. So if you are going to donate blood, keep your body hydrated.

Blood of blood donors is taken only when their body is not deficient in iron. At the same time, whenever a person donates blood, the body should keep the right amount of iron in the body so that the body does not feel anemia and your health does not deteriorate. Eyre in the body

People who donate blood should have adequate amount of vitamin-C in their body. In fact, vitamin C is a source of iron for the body. In such cases, juicy fruits, mangoes, papayas, strawberries, watermelons, tomatoes, etc. must be consumed.

Do not consume fatty foods on or before the day you are going to donate blood. Fatty food does not allow blood to be properly tested, which makes it difficult to donate blood. Even if you have a disease due to fatty food, you will not be able to detect it correctly.

Coffee, tea, red wine, chocolate etc. prevent iron from forming in the body. If you consume these just before blood donation, you will not be able to donate blood properly.

The person donating blood should not have diseases like HIV, Hepatitis B and C etc.