Causes Of Anaemia

What is anemia?

Anemia is derived from a Greek word meaning "without bloodshed." It is a condition that there is a shortage of red blood cells or hemoglobin. This leads to a lack of oxygen carrying capacity of the body.

The three main types of anemia are:

1. Or excessive loss of blood, known as bleeding.

2. Excessive destruction of blood cells called hemolysis

3. Inadequate production of red blood cells called haematopoisis.

To produce red blood cells, the body needs vitamin B12, iron and folic acid, among other things. If there is a lack of one or more of these substances, anemia develops.

Anemia is not a disease in itself. This is not only due to iron or vitamin deficiency. It may also be due to a chronic disease or a genetic or acquired (such as thalassemia or sickle cell anemia). It may also be a side effect of medication such as anti-biotic or anti-coagulants.

What are the symptoms of anemia?

Anemia is not detected in many people, and symptoms can be vague.

aec If a person is healthy, the symptoms appear only after the hemoglobin level drops below 10 g / dl.

aec shortness of breath, fatigue, dizziness and palpitations fast.

aec Pale appearance

aec Fainting

aec If anemia worsens, angina (chest pain), headache and leg pain (difficulty walking).

In cases of iron deficiency pronounced visible symptoms appear in the tongue and throat, and include:



aec a burning sensation in the tongue.

aec Drought in the mouth and throat.

aec sores at the corners of the mouth.

aec nails become brittle and spoon-shaped

aec pica (an insatiable craving for a specific food, especially dietary iron deficient)

aec brittle hair.

aec difficulty eating

A word of iron deficiency may guard in rare cases cause permanent changes to the mucosa (soft surface) in the throat. This condition is a preliminary step to cancer.

What are the causes of anemia?

Here are some common reasons why anemia may develop:

aec periods of strong women, puberty in girls

aec iron-deficient diet

aec Internal bleeding may be due to a tumor

aec low vitamin B12 or folic acid diet.

aec Diseases such as leukemia, cancer of the stomach thinking.

aec Infections such as malaria and sepsis, which reduces the lifespan of red blood cells such as malaria and sepsis, which reduces the lifespan of red blood cells.

aec Hormonal disorders such as hypothyroidism

aec Excessive consumption of alcohol reduces the absorption of folic acid.

What are the different types of anemia?

aec anemia

aec Vitamin deficiency anemia Vitamin B12

aec Folic acid deficiency

Who are at high risk of developing anemia?

Some people are at increased risk of anemia, including:

aec Menstruating women

aec Pregnant

aec Women who breastfeed

aec Babies, especially premature

aec Children, especially girls in puberty

aec Vegetarians

aec People with stomach ulcers

aec People with cancer

aec People with chronic diseases.

How treats anemia.