2006-12-21 07:33:52 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
The only way to know for sure is to have some blood tests from a doctor, they would need to check your hemoglobin and hematocrit and also your ferritin and iron store levels. There are several different types of anemia - iron deficient, vit b deficient, thallassemia, anemia of chronic disease, etc..., and some require different treatments. Symptoms can incluse extreme fatigue, weakness, pallness/pallor, bruising easily, and sometimes a pale/browninsh coloring on the tongue. your best bet is to see a hematologist....they specialize in anything going on in the blood...hope that helps! ;)
2006-12-21 09:35:52 · answer #1 · answered by Mleigh23 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only way you can tell for sure if you are anemic, or iron deficient is to have a blood test measuring your hematocrit and hemoglobin.
2006-12-21 15:37:33 · answer #2 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am anemic, I take iron pills but they ,make u constpated and they taste nasty. Symptoms are tiredness, being cold, and if you look under your lower eye lid it is supposed to be nice and pink anemic people it is light pink sometimes almost white.
2006-12-21 15:43:08 · answer #3 · answered by Jody 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blood test for me. I was low on iron.
The person who stated iron pills tasts nasty was exactly right -- they taste horrible!
2006-12-22 10:38:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋