What are the symptoms of mild anemia?

Anemia is relatively common in life, and there are many causes of anemia. If mild anemia occurs, it often causes fatigue and sometimes paleness. Mild anemia must be adjusted in time, and it can be improved through key-type aspects. Of course, if the condition is more serious, you must take some iron supplements under the guidance of a doctor for treatment.

What are the symptoms of mild anemia?

Mild anemia may or may not cause fatigue and dizziness; moderate anemia may cause pale complexion, dizziness, palpitations and shortness of breath after activity or work; severe anemia may cause obvious symptoms even when resting or lying in bed.

Causes of Anemia

Damage to the bone marrow can cause aplastic anemia; iron deficiency can cause iron deficiency anemia and nutritional macrocytic anemia; destruction of red blood cells can cause hemolytic anemia; acute and chronic bleeding, resulting in blood loss, can cause hemorrhagic anemia, etc. Only by targeting the cause of anemia, removing the inducement, adjusting the diet, and carrying out targeted treatment can good results be achieved.

Things to note when improving anemia

1. The best oral iron preparations are ferrous lactate, ferrous fumarate and ferrous gluconate because iron is absorbed in the form of ferrous iron (ferrous) and works in the form of ferric iron (ferric). The blood-replenishing varieties of Chinese medicine include Red Peach K, Xueer, Park Xue and Woman's Fate. 2. Iron supplementation for anemia should adhere to the principle of "small amounts, long-term". Take the medicine strictly according to the doctor's instructions. Do not increase the dosage on your own to avoid iron poisoning. Also, do not take a large dose at one time, otherwise it will easily cause acute iron poisoning. Symptoms of iron poisoning include dizziness, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, shock, etc. In severe cases, it can lead to coma, convulsions, and even death. 3. When taking iron supplements orally, you should place the medicine on the surface of the tongue and drink it directly down with water. Do not chew the medicine to avoid blackening the teeth and affecting the appearance. 4. The medicine should be taken after meals and avoid taking it on an empty stomach to reduce nausea and vomiting caused by drug irritation to the gastrointestinal tract. Take vitamin C or fruit juice at the same time, because the acidic environment is conducive to the absorption of iron. 5. Calcium-containing foods (such as tofu) and high-phosphate foods (such as milk) can combine with iron supplements to form precipitates, so they should be avoided together. 6. Do not drink strong tea or coffee while taking oral iron supplements, because tea and coffee contain a large amount of tannic acid, which can react with iron to form insoluble iron precipitates and hinder the absorption of iron. Milk and other alkaline substances can also affect the absorption of iron and should be avoided at the same time or consumed as little as possible. Dairy products (especially cow's milk) contain the least iron and should not be consumed in large quantities, otherwise it will reduce the iron content already in the gastrointestinal tract.