03/08/2022
Anemia: Lack of High Blood
Do you ever feel tired? Did someone say you were pale? Are you pregnant or over 60? Then get your blood checked for anemia.
Anemia is a common condition in which the body lacks red blood (red blood cells). We know that red blood carries oxygen to the whole body.
Often, anemia is referred to as iron-deficiency anemia or IDA. The two main causes of this are the lack of nutrition from food and having any bleeding in the body.
Problems of Filipinos:
According to DOST and FNRI Seventh National Nutrition Survey in 2008, iron-deficiency anemia affects 4 out of 10 pregnant women in the Philippines. For babies from 6 months to 1 year old, 56% also have anemia. In children aged 1 to 12 years, there is 20% anemic as well. When it comes to the age of 60 and above, there are 3 out of every 10 senior citizens who lack blood.
What is the complication of this? For pregnant women, baby delivery can be premature or premature. For a child with anemia, they can be short, thin, painful and difficult to learn.
Symptoms and Treatment:
If there is only a slight anemia, no symptoms are likely to be experienced. But if your hemoglobin count drops quickly or below 10 mg/dL hemoglobins you will feel something. Common symptoms of anemia are weakness, dizziness when standing, shortness of breath and palpitation.
To know if you have anemia, get CBC (complete blood count) to check hemoglobin and hematocrit levels in the blood.
The good news about anemia is that it is easy to treat:
1. Eat foods high in iron. In meats, iron is high in beef liver, beef, pork and chicken. For those who eat less meat, you can also get iron in green vegetables like spinach, moringa, spinach, beans, peas, and skinned potatoes. Breads and cereals with extra iron.
2. Also eat foods high in vitamin C. Vitamin C helps in the absorption of iron in the body Fruits like orange, orange, pineapple and grapefruit are rich in vitamin C.
3. Iron tablets like ferrous sulfate tablets and multivitamins with iron can also be taken. Do this for a month and your hemoglobin in the blood will surely increase. Note: If there is any bleeding in the body, consult the doctor.