where can i find out more info on this subject?
2007-01-09 01:06:31 · 7 answers · asked by marti 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Red Blood Cells (RBC) transport Oxygen from our lungs to throughout our body. Average lifetime of a single RBC is about 120 days, so our body needs to continually replace lost RBC's. When the availability of Iron (Ferrous Complex) is low in our body, the body is not able to produce sufficient RBC's. This is called Anemia. Then you will have the first symptom of feeling tired throughout the day and your skin becomes pale. When situation worsens then we faint. So it is important that we eat food that are rich in Iron.
2007-01-09 01:36:50 · answer #1 · answered by senthil 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Red blood cells transport oxygen to the body's cells. It's not a good thing to have, but there are some treatments, depending on the cause of the low red blood cell count. Here's a website link:
2007-01-09 09:12:19 · answer #2 · answered by chrisatmudd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Red blood cells carry oxygen to your cells. A very low red count can be an indication that something is very wrong in your body. This is something that you should discuss with your doctor without delay! There are some very nasty forms of cancer that cause low red cell counts.
2007-01-09 09:14:37 · answer #3 · answered by Icanhelp 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the red blood cells carry oxygen which is used to produce energy to do work
low RBC count means u will soon develop anaemia
this can be prevented if u consume food rich in iron and B complex
u can find more in wikipedia
2007-01-09 09:11:54 · answer #4 · answered by Subhash 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your body for some reason isn't reproducing red blood cells. your doctor should be doing some more test to find out the true problem. yes, it is serious. if it gets too low you will have to have a blood transfusion. be careful. get your mom or someone you know and trust to donate their blood for your transfusion (if you need it) be cautious : they are still getting blood from drunks off the street. went into a blood drive bus the other day, and i wouldn't think of letting any of those people give me their blood.
2007-01-09 09:13:58 · answer #5 · answered by REALLY 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
red blood cells carry oxygen around your body. not such a bad thing try eating lots of red meat or taking iron supplements this will boost your red cell count
2007-01-09 12:05:11 · answer #6 · answered by stephdavenport2001 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They carry oxygen to the body. You probably do not get enough iron in your diet. I hope you are not a vegetarian. You doctor will give you iron pills to make hemoglobin.
2007-01-09 09:57:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋