Health expert says that the symptoms of anemia depend upon the causes of your anemia and it may include the following.
- Fatigue
- Pale skin
- A fast or irregular heartbeat
- Shortness of breath
- Chest pain
- Dizziness
- Cognitive problems
- Cold hands and feet
- Headache
- Risk factors of anemia are as follow:
- Heavy periods
- Pregnancy
- Ulcers
- Colon cancer
- Inherited disorders
- Menstruation
- A diet lack of iron, folic acid or vitamin B12
- Pregnancy
- Blood disorders like sickle cell anemia, thalassemia, or cancer
- Aplastic anemia which is a condition that can be inherited
- Intestinal disorders. This disorder affects the absorption of all nutrients in your small intestine like crohn's disease and celiac disease and thus it puts you on the risk for anemia.
- Family history. It is said that if your family has a history of having anemia, like sickle cell anemia, then in such case you may also be at increased risk for this condition.
Prevention
1. Choose a vitamin-rich diet
The experts say that many types of anemia can't be prevented. But some of them can be prevented like iron deficiency anemia and vitamin deficiency anemia’s can be easily prevented with the help of selecting right diet which must contain vitamins and nutrients.
Following are some of the best.
Iron
Include iron rich food in your diet like beef, beans, lentils, iron-fortified cereals, dark green leafy vegetables, and dried fruit.
Folate
Folate is a synthetic form folic acid which is mostly found in citrus fruits and juices, dark green leafy vegetables, legumes, fortified breads, cereals, and pasta.
Vitamin B-12
You can easily get the vitamin form meat, dairy products, cereals, soy products like soy milk.
Vitamin C
Food containing vitamin C like citrus fruits, melons and berries boost the power of iron absorption in body.
Consider genetic counseling only if you have a family history of anemia
The health expert says that if you have family history of inherited anemia like sickle cell anemia or thalassemia. Then you must talk to your doctor as this risk may pass to your children.