Anemia Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

Anemia is one of the most common blood disorder diseases. Anemia is that condition in which the body has not enough red blood cells or hemoglobin is less than normal. Hemoglobin is the oxygen carrying pigment it is found in red blood cell and red blood cell provides oxygen to blood tissue or body tissue. Hemoglobin is found in red blood cell. In America there are million of people are affected by it. When red blood cell low the body feel tired due to lack of oxygen. There are three mechanism of anemia:
• Excessive destruction of RBCs
• Inadequate production of RBCs
• Blood loss

Causes of Anemia:

The main cause of anemia is lack of blood, lack of red blood cell in the body. Another cause is lack Fluid overload (lack of hemoglobin), due to sodium or water retention, loss of destruction of blood, due to poor diet. Anemia is also caused by malaria, external bleeding, and chronic disease. Anemia may be become life long problem.

Symptoms of Anemia:

Due to lack of red blood cell the body has less oxygen and it causes some symptoms. A person feels tired or weak that is from lack of oxygen. Other symptoms include sleeping problem, difficulty in concentration, headache, and breathlessness, Coldness in the hands and feet, chest pain, fatigue, low blood pressure, abnormal menstruation and so on.

Treatment of Anemia:

The treatment of any disease is very important and doctor should know the causes of anemia because the treatment of anemia is depend on cause. Doctor will take blood sample and count the blood, recommend you medical therapy, chemotherapy for anemia; iron deficiency anemia is treated by oral iron supplementation. If you have allergy from medicine then tell your doctor about pharmacist prescription and nonprescription medications.

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