A condition of having less than the normal number of red blood cells or less than the normal quantity of hemoglobin in the blood is called anemia. This is when the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood decreases.
Anemia has four basic causes:
One or more of these causes must be operating to produce anemia:
- Bleeding
- Excessive destruction of red blood cells
- Underproduction of red blood cells
- Insufficient hemoglobin levels
Women are more prone to be anemic because of the loss of blood during menstruation. Iron deficiency anemia is common and in adults is most often due to chronic blood loss. This can be from menstruation or from small amounts of repeated bleeding in adults. In children it is caused due to iron deficiency. Anemia is also caused by gastrointestinal bleeding with the repeated intake of medications like aspirin and ibuprofen.
What are the symptoms of anemia?
These are the common symptoms that an anemic patient is liable to face or trace:
- Fatigue
- Paleness in complexion
- Breathing difficulties
Preventive measures for dealing with anemia:
These are the preventive measures you can adopt to do away with anemia problems:
- A healthy diet
- Intake of vitamins like B complex
Home remedies to treat anemia:
These are the home remedies for curing anemia:
- A diet rich in cereals, rice, pastas, dairy products (milk, yogurt and cheese), vegetables and fruits, meat, poultry and fish, and finally dry beans, eggs, and nuts can help you fight anemia.
- Include plenty of iron rich food, such as, liver, green leafy vegetable, beets, dried fruits, bran flake, oysters, brown rice, lentils and molasses, raisins, prunes; breads and pastas made from hole grain flour in your diet.
- Avoid drinking coffee, tea and ingesting antacids, as they reduce iron content in the body.
- Try to cook in iron utensils; this increases the amount of iron in your foods.
- Include vitamins in your diet to keep you and your baby healthy during pregnancy.
Homeopathic medicines:
Experts also recommend homeopathy medicines for solving the problems of anemia as they can detect the symptoms of an underlying condition, and treat it effectively.
Ferrum phosphoricum
- for iron deficiencyCalcarea phosphorica
- particularly for children with bone aches occurring during the nights, cool hands and feet, lack of energy, or poor digestion
