What is iron deficiency anemia?
Iron deficiency anemia refers to anemia caused by the imbalance of iron demand and supply, which leads to the exhaustion of iron reserves and the decrease of hemoglobin synthesis. The most common is that the dosage of iron is too large, the supply is in short supply, or it is absorption disorder, and the absorption of iron in the stomach is poor. Another situation is that too much iron agent is lost, and the supplied iron agent is not lost quickly.
Causes of iron deficiency
Excessive demand: pregnant women, infants, growing children and adolescents have an increasing demand for iron. If the iron content in food is insufficient or poorly absorbed, iron deficiency will occur, leading to anemia. Absorption disorder: other drugs or gastrointestinal diseases and gastrointestinal surgery will also affect the absorption of iron, leading to anemia. Chronic blood loss: Iron participates in the synthesis of hemoglobin and can be reused. When the body loses blood for a long time, iron will also be lost. Over time, it will cause iron deficiency and anemia. Chronic hemorrhagic diseases include chronic blood loss in digestive system and menorrhagia in women. Such as digestive tract ulcer, digestive tract tumor, hookworm disease, esophageal varices, hemorrhoid bleeding, etc. They are all chronic hemorrhagic diseases and bleeding after taking aspirin. Hysteromyoma or functional bleeding can also lead to iron deficiency. What are the symptoms of anemia?
Symptoms of nervous system: Anemia is manifested as dizziness, headache, pallor, fatigue, palpitation, shortness of breath after exercise, dizziness, tinnitus and other symptoms.
Teenagers and children are stunted, physically weak, with low IQ, excitability, inattention, irritability, irritability, apathy, pica and dysphagia. Children may have nervous system abnormalities.
External manifestations: dry skin, dry hair and easy to fall off. Nails are thin and flat, not smooth, easy to break, and even spoon-shaped.
How to supplement iron for iron deficiency?
Iron supplement, of course. Commonly used oral iron agents are ferrous sulfate, ferrous gluconate, ferrous fumarate and ferrous succinate. Remember to supplement ferrous iron before it can be absorbed and utilized by the human body.
The most important thing is to find out the reason and replenish the reserve iron. Etiological treatment is the key to cure iron deficiency anemia. Iron deficiency anemia is just a symptom. Although iron supplementation can alleviate the disease, anemia will inevitably occur again if the cause is not removed. Therefore, the treatment of etiology is very important. For example, malnutrition in teenagers, infants and pregnant women can lead to anemia. By improving diet, eat more iron-containing foods, including lean meat, eggs, animal liver, beans, kelp fungus, mushrooms and so on. If you have peptic ulcer, you need anti-ulcer treatment. Menstruation is needed for menorrhagia. Otherwise, there is not much leakage, and even if the symptoms of anemia are alleviated, the problem cannot be fundamentally solved.
In short, the cause of anemia must be found out. Symptomatic treatment and iron supplementation must make up the iron stored in the body. If there is a reason, the reason must be removed first. Only in this way can we effectively treat iron deficiency anemia.