Anemia
Anemia is a condition
when your blood has lesser healthy Red Blood Cells (RBC). Usually, for a Indian male the RBC count should be a minimum of 4.7 million cells per microliter. And for a female it should be 4.2 million cells per microliter. Whenever the RBC count drops below these numbers, we call it Anemia.
These blood cells carry oxygen
to allover your body. That’s why one feels very weak while having anemia. Besides
of weakness, Anemia has other symptoms like – headache, sore tongue, pale skin,
dry skin and fast heartbeats. It generally happens due to:
- Lack of Vitamin B12 in
your diet. Or you cannot absorb Vitamin B12 naturally.
- Diet excludes Folic acid,
or your body cannot use it correctly.
- Inherited blood
disorders.
- Chronic conditions
that stop your body to make enough hormones to produce red blood cells
- Blood loss related to
other conditions such as ulcers and gastritis.
Prevention:
[Source: Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic]
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