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What Triggers a Pain Crisis?

Hi All, my name is Grace. I am a wife, mother and I work as a full-time content creator. I also am living with sickle cell disease.

Pain crisis triggers

We all know that sickle cell disease affects people differently, the same goes for what actually triggers a sickle cell crisis. What is a trigger for some, may not be a trigger for others.

In this video, I am sharing with you all some of the things that can trigger a sickle cell crisis, and what I do to avoid and prevent them from happening. I hope you enjoy this video and it helps and inspires someone.

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Triggers

  1. Physical and mental stress
  2. Dehydration
  3. And more!

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