What are the causes and dangers of iron deficiency anemia?

Anemia is a special nutritional deficiency disease, which mainly includes iron deficiency anemia and malnutrition anemia. The former is caused by iron deficiency, while the main cause of the latter is vitamin B12 and folic acid deficiency. Iron deficiency anemia is the most common. So what are the dangers of iron deficiency anemia?

The main hazards of iron deficiency anemia are:

1. Feeling weak and breathless after slight physical labor;

2. The body's immune function declines, making it easy to catch a cold, have a fever, and be afraid of cold;

3. Cause chronic hypoxia of the brain and affect the normal cognitive ability of intelligence;

4. Pale complexion, pale lips, emaciation, and listlessness; in severe cases, fainting may occur.

Most of the anemia patients are women, which is mainly caused by the special physiological characteristics of women. Women regularly lose some iron every month, and pregnant women have an increased demand for iron during pregnancy. These will lead to insufficient iron supply and iron deficiency anemia. The harm of iron deficiency anemia will affect human health, because the role of iron in the human body is to ensure the continuous renewal of hemoglobin in the human body. Hemoglobin can transport oxygen and carbon dioxide metabolism, while keeping the blood active.

Therefore, women with iron deficiency anemia will feel dizzy due to insufficient oxygen supply to the human body, feel weak due to lack of oxygen, their faces will lack blood and appear pale, and their menstruation will become infrequent and pale in color. Pregnant women with iron deficiency anemia will have developmental delays in the mother's body, and their babies may have congenital anemia after birth. Postpartum women with iron deficiency anemia will have low iron content in breast milk, and their babies will not be able to absorb enough iron. They will also have weak constitutions and their qi and blood will recover slowly.

Iron deficiency anemia is very harmful to the body. It should be treated in time in the early stages of anemia to prevent further deterioration of anemia. First, carefully find out the causes of blood loss, such as hookworm disease, intestinal polyps, ulcers, malaria, irregular menstruation, etc. Early treatment can achieve a radical cure.

How to supplement iron in daily life:

1. Try to use iron pans when cooking at home;

2. Try to increase the intake of lean meat, liver, pig blood, chicken and duck blood and other animal protein foods;

3. Eat more semolina as staple food, which contains more iron than rice;

4. Tofu, sesame, green leafy vegetables, mushrooms, fungus, dried shrimps, kelp, etc. contain a lot of iron. Black fungus contains more than 180 mg of iron per 100 grams, which is a top-grade blood tonic. It is best eaten with meat, fish, chicken, liver, etc. to improve iron absorption rate;

5. Correct bad eating habits, such as partiality, vegetarianism, etc.;

6. It is recommended to drink a glass of orange juice or eat a raw tomato before meals, and not drink tea or coffee immediately after meals to increase the chance of iron absorption;

7. Correctly choose iron-fortified foods, such as fortified milk powder, iron-fortified biscuits, pig blood biscuits, iron-containing soy sauce, iron-fortified flour, etc., to quickly correct iron deficiency anemia. Generally, the daily intake of fortified iron is about 10 mg, which is a good way to prevent and treat anemia. In addition, correcting anemia requires persistence and avoids rushing into it. In particular, iron-fortified foods should not be consumed in excess, otherwise the iron intake in a short period of time will greatly exceed the body's tolerance and cause iron poisoning.