| Why most women have an anemia? | | | | will decrease. But other women who suffered |
| | | | crhon or celiac disease the inability of the |
| Most of the mothers are affected with iron | | | | small intestine to absorb iron from the food |
| deficiency anemia due to excessive loss of | | | | you eat is one of the reason why other women |
| blood during giving birth, menstruation and | | | | have an iron deficiency anemia. |
| other factors like miscarriage, bleeding from | | | | |
| the stomach, or having cancer or parasite | | | | Women who have an iron deficiency anemia feel |
| like hookworm. Menstrual bleeding and giving | | | | weak and tired, swelling of the tongue, looks |
| birth may reduce the iron stored in the body. | | | | pale and irritable. But others cannot |
| | | | diagnose they have an iron deficiency, |
| Human body needed minerals and vitamins to | | | | because they think it is normal to experience |
| function properly. Therefore, body may not | | | | weak and be tired after a long hours of wok. |
| function properly and produces too small red | | | | |
| blood cells if the iron it needed is lacking. | | | | What women should do to avoid/ prevent |
| This will result to anemia. | | | | anemia? |
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| Thats why women need to take 15 milligrams of | | | | Women are advised to take vitamins that have |
| iron daily compare to men needed only 10 | | | | iron to replace the iron loss during |
| milligrams. Pregnant mothers needed more iron | | | | menstruation, giving birth or any situation |
| than the normal because both mother and fetus | | | | than women losses more blood. |
| uses iron. Fetus needed iron for the | | | | |
| development of its red blood cells and | | | | Eat nutritious foods like red meat, liver, |
| muscle. | | | | raisins, spinach, broccoli, some fish, beans, |
| | | | dried fruit and egg yolks with adequate iron |
| Function of iron in the body | | | | content so that body have a lot of iron to |
| | | | sustain its process. It is also recommended |
| Iron are chief elements in making hemoglobin | | | | to eat cereals that are fortified with iron. |
| and red blood cells and plays important role | | | | |
| in order the body will function properly. | | | | Consult a physician to have appropriate |
| Iron is needed to help the red blood cells | | | | treatment to reduce or prevent the effect of |
| deliver oxygen through the whole body.. | | | | anemia. Doctors can recognize the level of |
| | | | hemoglobin decrease and recommend right |
| Body gets more iron from the food you eat if | | | | amount of iron to take. Too much iron can |
| you have less iron stored. But if the body | | | | cause heart and liver damage. Iron deficiency |
| have already more iron stores its absorption | | | | anemia if not treat become worse. |