ANEMIA FERROPÉNICA

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ANEMIA FERROPÉNICA

Ferropénica anemia

Diminution of the number of sanguineous red cells in circulation, and, or insufficient amount of hemoglobina in them (usually they go even).

The anemia, like the fever, is a symptom of other affections.

In order to deal it with effectiveness it is necessary to find the cause primary.

Causes

Reduction in the absorption or ingestion of iron or increase in the iron necessities.

The causes in suckling babies and small children include:

Bad feeding (between the 6 months and the 2 years of age, the children consume great amounts of milk in rich iron food damage).

Premature births (the premature children usually suffer of iron deficiency when being born).

Causes in adolescents and adults:

"Estirones" during the growth.

Abundant menstrual hemorrhages.

Pregnancy.

Malabsorción.

Bleeding gastrointestinal disease, including the cancer.

Signs and symptoms

The symptoms of a pronounced anemia are:

Fatigue and weakness.

Pallor, specially in the hands and the edges of the inferior eyelids.

Some less common symptoms include:

Inflammation of the language.

Fading.

Difficult breathing.

Tachycardia.

In a boy, excessively calm behavior or retirement.

Loss of appetite.

Intestinal annoyances.

Disturbed desire to eat ice, painting or nastiness ("it itches").

Susceptibility to the infections.

Factors of risk

Poverty. Age superior to the 60 years. Recent bleeding digestive disease like:

ulcer,

diverticulitis,

colitis,

hemorroides or

gastrointestinales tumors.

Prevention

Maintain the iron consumption adapted by means of a balanced affluent diet, if it is necessary, with iron supplements.

In suckling babies with baby's bottle, it administers a formula reinforced with iron.

Diagnosis and treatment

DIAGNOSIS:

File and physical examination by a doctor.

Analysis of blood, specially hematocrito, hemoglobina and hemático count.

If it is precise they will look for indications to him of bled hidden in lees.

Visualization of tracto digestive, by means of endoscopia or x-rayses.

TREATMENT:

General measures

Most important in the treatment of an iron deficiency it is the correction of the primary cause.

The iron deficiency can be dealt with iron supplements.

In exceptional circumstances, they are necessary sanguineous transfusions.

Medication

His doctor can prescribe iron supplements:

For one better absorption, takes the iron with the empty stomach (at least half an hour before the meals).

If it causes intestinal annoyances to him, acompáñelo of a small amount of food (except milk), or tómelo during the food, although then will have to increase the doses.

If it is taking another medication, that asegúrese of happen more than two hours between the taking of the iron and the rest of medicines. In unusual events, the martial therapy (with iron) will be made by parenteral route, although it increases to much the possibilities of important reactions.

Activity

Without restrictions.

Diet the adults must limit the milk ingestion ½ daily liter, because this one makes difficult the absorption of the iron.

Take proteins and foods from high content in iron, including meats, string beans and vegetables of green leaf.

Increase the fiber in its diet, to prevent the constipation.

Warn its medico if

It has nauseas, vomits, severe diarrea or constipation during the treatment.

Complications

Confusion with another type of anemias.

Very rarely, the anemia causes an accelerated operation of the circulatory system.

Prognosis

It is cured generally with iron supplements, whenever the primary cause is identified and it is possible to be cured.

More information

Hematology.

Internal medicine.

Gastroenterology.

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