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By Mayo Clinic staffYou can't prevent hereditary hemochromatosis, but if you have the disease, the following measures may help:
- Avoid iron supplements and multivitamins containing iron. These can increase your iron levels even more.
- Avoid vitamin C supplements, especially with food. Vitamin C increases absorption of iron. Try to drink vitamin C-rich juices, such as orange juice, between meals. Whole fruits and vegetables that contain vitamin C are fine.
- Avoid alcohol. Alcohol and iron combine to cause more liver damage. If you have liver disease and hereditary hemochromatosis, avoid alcohol completely. If you have hereditary hemochromatosis but don't have liver disease, don't drink more than one to two alcoholic beverages a day.
- Avoid eating raw shellfish. People with hereditary hemochromatosis are susceptible to infections, especially those caused by certain bacteria in raw shellfish.
