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Blood Donation is a totally safe process. However it is important to follow the do's and dont's below before donating your blood.
Do's
- Get a good night's sleep.
- Have your normal course of food before you donate.
- Be calm and feel relaxed.
- Drink juice or something with sugar to raise your blood sugar levels after you have donated blood.
- Have a hearty meal.
Dont's
- Do not donate if you are under any sort of medication
- Do not donate if you are a pregnant woman
- Do not donate if you have consumed alcoholic beverages in the past forty eight hours.
- Do not donate blood if you have a flu or common cold.
- Do not drink any alcoholic beverages for five hours after you have donated blood.
- Do not smoke for the next couple of hours after you have donated blood.