The condition is life long, there is no cure at the present moment. This high intake of fluid will result in the individual wishing to pass water more frequently than colleagues. Usually the sufferer is well but has to attend clinic every six months. Both active and passive smoking, alcohol and irregular or inadequate diet may damage the balance of health and provoke a period of ill health. It is understandable that people are worried about the acute attack of pain due to the sickle cell disorder.
Sufferers invariably know what to do when severe pain starts.
They rest, relax, take pain killers and drink plenty of fluids. If the pain does not subside, they will normally go to the hospital which they regularly attend. Others can have two or three a year for a couple of years and then have none for long periods of time. Intelligence, hearing and manual dexterity are not affected by sickle cell disorder. In a very few cases there may be eye or hip problems, therefore their sight or mobility could be affected.