What does being anemic mean?!


Question: What does being anemic mean!?
How can you tell if you are anemic!?

Went to the doctor and said I might be, so I did a blood test the next day and don't know the results!.

Feel dizzy sometimes!.

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Answers:
it means you don't have enough iron in your blood, iron is very important so!. wait for the resaults and do what your doctor tells you to!. many women suffer from anemia at some time of there lives!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

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
* 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!.

Anemia Caused by Blood Loss

Blood loss can also cause anemia - whether it's because of excessive bleeding due to injury, surgery, or a problem with the blood's clotting ability!. Slower, long-term blood loss, such as intestinal bleeding from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), can also cause anemia!. Anemia sometimes results from heavy menstrual periods in teen girls and women!. Any of these factors will also increase the body's need for iron because iron is needed to make new RBCs!.

Anemia also occurs when the body isn't able to produce enough healthy RBCs because of an iron deficiency!. Iron is essential to hemoglobin production!. Poor dietary iron intake (or excessive loss of iron from the body) can lead to iron deficiency anemia, the most common cause of anemia in children!. Iron deficiency anemia can affect children at any age, but is most commonly seen in those younger than 2 years old!.

Girls going through puberty also have a particularly high risk for iron deficiency anemia because of the onset of menstruation; the monthly blood loss increases the amount of iron they need to consume in their diets!.


Other common signs of anemia include:

* irritability
* fatigue
* dizziness, lightheadedness, and a rapid heartbeat

Depending on what's causing the anemia, symptoms may also include jaundice (yellow-tinged skin), a yellowing of the whites of the eyes, an enlarged spleen, and dark tea-colored urine!. In infants and preschool children, iron deficiency anemia can result in developmental delays and behavioral disturbances, such as decreased motor activity and problems with social interaction and attention to tasks!. Recent research indicates that developmental problems may persist into and beyond school age if the iron deficiency is not properly treated!.

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my docter thinks i might be anemic so i have to go get blood drawn (i hate needles and scared out of my mind) they will probably give you iron tablets or something like that!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

It means u need more Iron in your diet!. Meat has iron!. You also might take an Iron supplement!. They are non perscription at the Drug store!. Ask your Dr what strengthWww@Answer-Health@Com





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