IRON DEFICIENCY ANAEMIA...THAT MEANS DEATH! HERE IS WHAT WE ALL SHOULD DO.
Iron is everything. Without Iron our bodies cannot make Haemoglobin. Without Haemoglobin our bodies cannot carry oxygen to deliver them to vital organs and tissues and that means death. No oxygen, No Life!!! Iron deficiency anaemia is extremely common globally.
Women often become Iron Deficient through heavy menstruation.
Iron deficiency with no obvious source of bleeding mandates careful
gastroenterology work-up....example, Gastroscopy, Sigmoidoscopy, barium
enema or colonoscopy to look for evidence of blood loss via the
gastrointestinal tract. Also look for ova of hook-worms in the stool
(faeces) once suspected.
People can also become iron deficient if not eating enough food rich in iron aka dietary deficiency.
Sickle Cell Anaemia and Thalassaemia (Haemoglobinopathies) can also cause iron deficiency.
Treatment is to treat the cause but replacing iron is easy with Ferrous Sulphate tablets......such as 200mg three times daily for about 3 months.
Dr Maduka Chinemelum Ogwueleka (MRCPUK)
Ok people, i am about to go get mine, what about you.
People can also become iron deficient if not eating enough food rich in iron aka dietary deficiency.
Sickle Cell Anaemia and Thalassaemia (Haemoglobinopathies) can also cause iron deficiency.
Treatment is to treat the cause but replacing iron is easy with Ferrous Sulphate tablets......such as 200mg three times daily for about 3 months.
Dr Maduka Chinemelum Ogwueleka (MRCPUK)
Ok people, i am about to go get mine, what about you.
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