A few days before delivery, you should adhere to the rules of a healthy diet. Doctors recommend eliminating traditionally unhealthy foods from the diet – fatty, fried, smoked and spicy foods. In addition, dairy products, eggs and butter are banned. This is due to the fact that the consumption of fats and animal proteins negatively affects the separation of blood into components. Due to the excessive fat content of food and the presence of microparticles of fat in the blood, blood serum becomes cloudy – and is not suitable for tests or transfusions. Bananas and nuts are also among the prohibitions before donating blood. Naturally, alcohol is completely excluded for at least three days. It is worth postponing the use of drugs such as aspirin and analgesics – these drugs worsen blood clotting.

Breakfast is required

Donating blood is not a test. Therefore, you should definitely eat in the morning. Breakfast should be as light as possible – porridge on the water, dry biscuits, sweet tea.

An important point is the time of blood donation. Doctors have found that the best period for donation is early morning and before noon – blood loss is more tolerated by the body. Only experienced donors are recommended to donate blood after 12 hours.