Orcee

What is anaemia?

Anaemia is a condition in which there is deficiency in the number of red blood cells in the blood of a person or decrease in the quantity of hemoglobin in red blood cells.

Bone marrow produces various types of blood cells – White blood cells, Red blood cells, Platelets etc. Here we are discussing about red blood cells. Red blood cells carry oxygen from lungs to other parts of our body. A red coloring matter, Hemoglobin, is the iron containing protein attached to our red blood cells. Normally a person should have 15(fifteen) grams of hemoglobin per 100(hundred) ml of blood.
Causes of anaemia: – Lack of iron, protein, vitamins (mainly folic acid and B12) etc. causes anaemia.

Reasons may be

1.) Loss of blood due to bleeding piles, peptic ulcer, polyps, excessive menstruation in women.

2.) Decrease in the formation of RBC due to some disorder.

3.) Due to intestinal parasites – Hook worms, tape worms, round worms, etc. which feed on blood or vitamins.

4.) Due to taking of food containing less vitamins, folic acid, iron, etc.

Symptoms: – Pale skin, headache, tiredness, short breath, loss of weight, weakness.

Remedies

Diets: – Take diets rich in iron, protein and vitamins. Take –

1. Spinach, carrots, apricots, bananas, apples, oranges, wheat germs etc.
2. Beat juice: Beat juice is very useful for curing anaemia. Beat contains potassium, phosphorous, calcium, iron and also vitamins.
3. Vitamin B12: This vitamin is found in animal protein, liver, kidneys etc.

Author: Surya Narayan Bhattacharya

Comments are closed.