Anemia refers to a decrease in the number of red blood cells and a decrease in hemoglobin concentration in circulating blood. In layman's terms, it means "the blood is thin."

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Many people suffer from anemia and think they have anemia. This is actually a misunderstanding! Anemia is not an independent disease, but anemia is a symptom of certain diseases. Therefore, the treatment of anemia requires not only correcting the anemia, but more importantly, identifying the cause of the anemia and treating the cause will be more effective and prevent the anemia from recurring.

After it occurs and gradually worsens, a series of anemia symptoms will gradually appear. Anemia can affect the oxygen supply of various systems of the body and cause corresponding discomfort. You can check yourself against your symptoms and determine whether you need to go to the hospital for examination and treatment. Treatment.

1. Dizziness, fatigue, and pale complexion

Dizziness and fatigue are common symptoms of anemia, which are caused by insufficient oxygen supply to the brain tissue. There are many types of diseases with these symptoms. If you have such symptoms, you can first visit a neurology department to rule out neurological diseases. At the same time, don’t forget to do a blood test to determine whether a pale or yellow complexion and pale lips are external manifestations of anemia. Good discovery.

2. Abdominal bloating and indigestion

Abdominal bloating and indigestion symptoms occur during anemia, which are mainly caused by ischemia and hypoxia in the gastrointestinal tract, liver and pancreas and other digestive organs. If it is nutritional megaloblastic anemia caused by a lack of folic acid or vitamin B12, there will also be symptoms of loss of taste, numbness of the mouth and tongue, and a red tongue with less coating. When the tongue is coated, it looks like beef.

3. Palpitation, shortness of breath, and decreased activity tolerance

The possibility of anemia should also be considered when palpitation, shortness of breath, and decreased activity tolerance occur, because hemoglobin decreases during anemia, in order to maintain blood supply to tissues and organs throughout the body. , the heart has to work harder, the number of beats per minute increases, the heartbeat speeds up, and each heart contraction becomes more powerful to pump out more blood and make the blood flow faster in the blood vessels. Especially during exercise, the body's oxygen demand increases and the heart will work harder.

4. Pica

Due to different causes of anemia, other accompanying symptoms also vary greatly, such as in patients with iron deficiency anemia, especially in some children with iron deficiency. Some patients have "pica" and may chew wall coverings, eat clods of soil, bite pencils, and chew wires... The specific reasons are not yet clear. It may be related to iron deficiency, which causes the body to need iron. Enzyme synthesis disorders.

5. Onychomycosis

Dry and brittle hair may also appear during iron deficiency anemia, and the nails will be in the shape of spoons, also called "antionychia", which means that the nail cap is turned over, with the middle Concave, high all around, like a small spoon (spoon).