I have heard that it is an iron deficiency. Would a person that has anemia also have low levels of energy? Because I sure have that! I am 31 years old. Always feeling tired. Chronic acid reflux.
2006-09-05 11:51:29 · 6 answers · asked by cannonball 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Anemia is where your blood is lacking sufficient hemoglobin, usually due to not eating enough iron, or not digesting what you do eat or from internal bleeding. Low levels of energy is the main symptom of anemia for some people.
You need to ask your doctor to check for illnesses that cause your symptoms. Straight off I can think of Celiac / Coeliac Disease which is a problem with your small intestine. People with celiac often have a mixture of obscure symptoms which doctors don't realise are casued by 1 illness.
So symptoms of gastric reflux, mouth ulcers, indigestion or occasional diorrhea/constipation along with anemia could be celiac disease
You can get a simple blood test done to check it out
2006-09-05 22:22:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because a low red blood cell count decreases oxygen delivery to every tissue in the body, anemia causes many signs and symptoms. It makes almost any other underlying medical condition worse. For example, if you have an underlying heart problem and become anemic, you are more likely to have problems associated with your heart disease than you would have if you were not anemic.
How severe the anemia is will determine how severe the signs and symptoms will be.
* Signs of anemia may include the following:
o Black and tarry stools (sticky and foul smelling)
o Maroon, or visibly bloody stools
o Rapid heart rate
o Rapid breathing
o Pale or cold skin
o Yellow skin called jaundice
o Low blood pressure
o Heart murmur
o Enlargement of the spleen
* Symptoms of anemia may include the following:
o Fatigue
o Trouble breathing
o Chest pain
o Abdominal pain
o Weight loss
o Weakness
o Dizziness and passing out, especially upon standing
2006-09-05 12:13:24 · answer #2 · answered by skyeblue 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your blood cells are normally shaped like a donut with a plug in the hole. Anemic cells are shaped like a cresent. When you are anemic, you are tired because the anemic cells cannot carry oxygen as well. Anemia is caused by many things. A good resource to find more information is webmd.com. There are simple to understand and straight forward articles on that site that may be able to explain things a little better.
2006-09-05 11:55:15 · answer #3 · answered by nmtgirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What Is Anemia?
Anemia (uh-NEE-me-eh) is a condition in which a person’s blood has a lower than normal number of red blood cells (RBCs), or the RBCs don’t have enough hemoglobin (HEE-muh-glow-bin). Hemoglobin—an iron-rich protein that gives the red color to blood—carries oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body. In people with anemia, the blood does not carry enough oxygen to the rest of the body. As a result, people with anemia feel tired, along with other symptoms, because their bodies are not receiving enough oxygen. In severe or prolonged cases of anemia, the lack of oxygen in the blood can cause serious and sometimes fatal damage to the heart and other organs of the body.
RBCs also are called erythrocytes (eh-RITH-ro-sites). RBCs are disc-shaped and look like doughnuts without a hole in the center. They are produced continually in the spongy marrow inside the large bones of the body and normally last 120 days. RBCs’ main role is to carry oxygen, but they also remove carbon dioxide (a waste product) from cells and carry it to the lungs to be exhaled. White blood cells and platelets are the two other kinds of blood cells. White blood cells help fight infections. Platelets help blood to clot. In some kinds of anemia, there are low amounts of all three types of blood cells.
2006-09-05 12:30:24 · answer #4 · answered by jennifermlayne 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God knows more then we all do. What he said would not cause a problem. What caused the problems was when man sinned against God and lost his favor. Since then man has in general been on his own, as God prevents him from destroying himself and the planet. There would be no problem if man would listen to God through his word. But, be that as it may, man continues to determine what is good and evil for himself without seriously considering what God says. Look at how we have turned out. :)
2016-03-17 08:51:14 · answer #5 · answered by Michele 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is an iron deficiency--not enough red blood cells. And it will make you VERY tired. Take and iron pil every day--they can be found at almost any store, just like regular vitamins.
2006-09-05 11:57:00 · answer #6 · answered by Amy N 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup, it's an iron deficiency. eat more meat!
2006-09-05 11:55:03 · answer #7 · answered by sexy azn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋