What cause anemia???

Question

also the reading last yeat is 10.3 and this year is 9.8, my doc told me to have my stomach and colon check, do you guys think that I really need to do this?

also the reading last year was 10.3 and this year is 9.8, my doc told me to have my stomach and colon check, do you guys think that I really need to do this?

Answer 1

simply..a lack of iron

Answer 2

Anemia, one of the more common blood disorders, occurs when the level of healthy red blood cells (RBCs) in the body becomes too low. This can lead to health problems because RBCs contain hemoglobin, which carries oxygen to the body's tissues. anemia can cause a variety of complications, including fatigue and stress on bodily organs.

Anemia can be caused by many things, but the three main bodily mechanisms that produce it are:

excessive destruction of RBCs (red blood cells)
blood loss
inadequate production of RBCs

Among many other causes, anemia can result from inherited disorders, nutritional problems (such as an iron or vitamin deficiency), infections, some kinds of cancer, or exposure to a drug or toxin.

Answer 3

There are several types of anemia. Aplastic, Hemolytic, Iron Deficiency, Pernicious and Post Hemorrhagic Anemia.
Aplastic anemia- there is a reduction of red blood cells resulting from bone marrow failure. Toxins such as radiation or chemical agents like benzene may be the culprit.
Hemolytic anemia- Abnormal or premature destruction of red blood cells and the inability of the bone marrow to produce sufficient RBCs to compensate. May be caused by trauma, burns, diseases, infections.(Can be acute or chronic)
Iron Deficiency Anemia-Low iron stores and small, pale RBCs lacking in hemoglobin. Caused by chronic blood loss or decreased iron intake. Most common in women, children and the elderly.
Pernicious Anemia-Chronic and progressive, enlarged red blood cells(megaloblasts) Caused by a deficiency in Vit.B12. Fairly common anemia in adults over 50 years old.( Vit. b12 may also not be absorbed in the stomach) Lifelong Vit. B12 injections needed.
As you can see, there are many different types of anemia, but the symptoms are the same:
-Pallor, shortness of breath, fatigue, weakness,Possible cardiac complications.

Answer 4

If anyone else gives you one single reason, they're only partly right. It depends on the type of anemia.

Iron-deficiency anemia is caused inadequate intake of iron or an inability of the body to utilize iron.

Pernicious anemia is caused by a lack of intrinsic factor needed to absorb vitamin B12.

Hypoplastic anemia is a decreased production of red blood cells.

Hemolytic anemia is a chronic premature desctruction of red blood cells.

Just plain anemia is a decrease in blood hemoglobin and can have a number of causes, including blood loss.

Answer 5

a low iron count in the blood. Cancer patients suffer from anemia due to the chemo they receive. Women sometimes suffer from anemia because of their menstrual cycles. In my case I suffer from anemia due to the fact my stomach do not absorb the iron (I have an iron deficiency).

In order to take care of the anemia, you can either eat liver, green leafy veggies, like kale and spinach or taking iron vitamins. In my case and cancer patients, I had iron infusions (getting the iron intravenously)

Answer 6

Low Iron Count and Genetics

Answer 7

When you Iron level are too low you get anemia. You need a good nutrition to keep it away ( I wish I 've would known) Need a balance diet, eat plenty of greens, steaks to raise your iron levels and stay healthy!

Answer 8

A deficiency of red blood cells and/or hemoglobin in the blood. The most common cause is iron deficiency.

Answer 9

there is more than one kind of anemia. One is caused by blood loss, another is caused by your body not making enough red blood cells, yet another is not enough iron in your red blood cells, and still another is the inability of your red blood cells to carry sufficient iron. Find out which one you have.

Answer 10

It could be a number of factors, not just low iron. Bleeding, drug induced anemia, cancer, genetic diseases (such as sickle cell) are some of the other causes.

Answer 11

Anemia is caused by blood loss some place in the body. The trick is to find out where the bleeding is occuring and correct this if possible. There can be some disorders that can lead to anemia but most often is is due to blood loss some where.