Symptoms after Blood donation

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Asked for Female, 17 Years

Hi yesterday, I gave blood and today I have a sore throat, cough, and specifically I’m coughing up mucus. I already have contacted the donation center about my blood, but is the cold related to losing blood or did I catch it from somewhere since my white blood cell count is depleted? What should I do?

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Dr. Vinay S Bhat ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 15 yrs exp Bangalore · Accepted Answer

Dr. Vinay S Bhat

ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 15 yrs exp Bangalore

Blood donation is unlikely to be cause for your present symptoms. You may have developed viral upper respiratory tract infection which is a common type of throat and nose infection in this season. You may need to take antibiotics, anti cold medicines, cough syrups and steam inhalation for faster recovery

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