What are the symptoms of anemia in girls?

Anemia is quite common for girls, especially during menstrual period. If the condition is not properly regulated, anemia may worsen. Once anemia occurs, it often causes pale complexion, fatigue, weakness and physical decline. Therefore, anemia must be prevented in daily life. There are many causes of anemia and different anemias require different treatment methods.

1. Nutritional anemia

Symptoms: In addition to general anemia symptoms such as dizziness, tinnitus, blurred vision, fatigue, dry and falling hair, patients may also suffer from loss of appetite, diarrhea, mouth ulcers, glossitis, etc.

2. Iron deficiency anemia

Symptoms: Similar to those of nutritional anemia, and can be identified by testing trace elements in the hair.

3. Hemorrhagic anemia Blood loss is the most common cause of anemia, which can be divided into acute and chronic. Chronic blood loss often causes iron deficiency anemia; anemia caused by massive blood loss in a short period of time due to vascular rupture or defective hemostasis mechanism caused by trauma or disease process is called acute hemorrhagic anemia.

Symptoms: If the amount of bleeding reaches 1500-2000 ml (about 40% of the total blood volume), even if the patient was healthy before the bleeding and rested in bed after the bleeding, he or she will still inevitably experience thirst, nausea, shortness of breath, extreme dizziness and even temporary loss of will. Due to the redistribution of blood circulation, the patient has cold hands and feet, pale complexion, and decreased urine volume. Blood pressure, cardiac output and central venous pressure all decrease, the pulse is rapid and weak, and symptoms of shock gradually appear, such as irritability, difficulty breathing, a weak pulse, cold and clammy skin, nausea and vomiting, and finally coma.

4. Aplastic anemia Aplastic anemia is anemia caused by decreased or failure (disorder) of bone marrow hematopoietic function. Symptoms: In addition to the general symptoms of anemia, patients with this type of anemia often have subcutaneous or mucosal bleeding, as well as chills and fever. Prevention and treatment: The treatment of aplastic anemia is generally based on Chinese herbal medicine and testosterone, and cortical hormones and blood transfusions can also be used. If the therapeutic effect is not good, you can use other drugs such as nandrolone phenylpropionate, lithium carbonate, cobalt oxide, etc. to stimulate hematopoietic function, which has certain effects on some patients. If it is still ineffective, consider splenectomy and continue conservative treatment after surgery. To prevent aplastic anemia, you should undergo regular physical examinations, seek medical treatment as soon as possible if there are any changes in your condition, do not abuse anti-inflammatory drugs, and promptly treat chronic diseases such as liver and kidney disease, tuberculosis, etc.

5. Hemolytic anemia

Symptoms: The clinical manifestations of hemolytic anemia are related to the severity, degree and location of hemolysis. Acute hemolysis: The onset is rapid, and may be accompanied by sudden chills, high fever, pale complexion, back pain, shortness of breath, fatigue, irritability, and gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Chronic hemolysis: The onset is relatively slow. In addition to the common symptoms and signs of general anemia such as fatigue, pallor, shortness of breath, and dizziness, there may be varying degrees of jaundice. Splenomegaly and hepatomegaly, and gallstones are more common complications. Obstructive jaundice may occur. Ulcers form on the skin of the ankles of the lower limbs and are difficult to heal, which is common in patients with sickle cell anemia.