15/07/2026
"A patient was arguing with me this morning that malt and milk give bl*0d. Let me just tell you something. As a doctor or a nurse, I promise you that one day you will meet a patient who will try so hard to rage-bait you. It is very important that you don't fall for it. Stand your ground.
It is always those ign©+r@nt patients who don't know anything but feel like they know everything. Even when you try to correct their misconception, their pride and ego will not allow them to learn.
This woman came in this morning for a full bl*0d count test. After the result came out, she saw the doctor. The doctor told her she would likely need a bl*0d transfusion, but for now, she should start taking haematinics.
So I explained to her that haematinics include folic acid, Fesolate, iron supplements, B-complex, and other medications that help treat an@emia.
She said she doesn't take those. She told me she had been battling anaemia for a long time. I asked what she normally used, and she said malt and milk.
I told her, 'Malt and milk do not give bl*0d.'
She asked what I was talking about. She said I shouldn't call myself a nurse if I didn't know that milk gives bl*0d. She insisted that everyone knows milk gives bl*0d.
I said, 'Ma, milk is not a bl*0d tonic. It does not give bl*0d. Milk is a source of protein. Malt is mainly carbohydrates with a small amount of iron. They do not directly increase your bl*0d level.'
She said that's what she gives herself and all her children. We kept arguing, but I repeated that malt and milk do not give bl*0d.
She eventually bought the haematinics, but I believe she only bought them because the doctor prescribed them. I'm not sure she'll take them. She may still go home and use malt and milk instead.
I'm telling you, malt and milk do not give bl*0d. If your doctor says you are anaemic or that your bl*0d level is low, take the prescribed haematinics.
If your doctor recommends a bl*0d transfusion, follow that advice. Don't rely on malt and milk or similar home remedies. They will not treat anaemia. Malt and milk do not give bl*0d."
~ Nurse recounts an argument with a patient who insisted malt and milk could treat an@emia despite medical advice to take prescribed haematinics.
