Anemia

Anemia is a condition that can be present at birth. It can also develop when there are no red blood cells in the blood. The following reasons can also result in Anemia:

• When the body does not produce enough red blood cells
• The body starts to destroy red blood cells
• Bleeding leads to more red blood cells as compared to their replacement.
• The body needs some essential nutrients to produce red blood cells, such as iron, folate, vitamin B-12, etc. that a body consumes from foods.

There are multiple factors that cause Anemia, such as:

Iron Deficiency Anemia

One of the most common types of Anemia is iron-deficiency Anemia which occurs due to less iron in your body. Iron plays an important role as bone marrows require iron to make hemoglobin. When there is a shortage of iron, the body is unable to produce enough hemoglobin for red blood cells.

It occurs mostly in pregnant women. Excessive blood loss can also cause iron deficiency, such as stomach ulcers, large bowel cancer, regular intake of painkillers, etc. Some medications also cause inflammation in the stomach lining that results in blood loss. It is crucial to diagnose the leading cause of iron deficiency in your body that helps to treat Anemia.

Here are some common iron-deficiency causes:

• Donating blood more often
• Periods
• Intake of certain drugs
• Breastfeeding
• Intake of caffeinated drinks
• Poor nutrition

Vitamin Deficiency Anemia

There are some other nutrients that a body requires to make red blood cells, like folate and vitamin B-12. Poor nutrition may lead to a deficiency of these essential nutrients that a body requires. Not enough consumption of B-12 makes it impossible to absorb the vitamin that leads to pernicious Anemia, also known as vitamin deficiency Anemia.

Sickle Cell Anemia

The normal shape of the red blood cells is the round-shaped that becomes crescent-shaped. The red blood cell shape changes when there is some problem in the genes. These crescent-shaped red blood cells are stuck in tiny blood vessels.

When red blood cells break easily, Anemia occurs.

Chronic Conditions

Some health conditions lead to not enough hormones in the body that make red blood cells. Some of the common conditions that cause Anemia include old age, long-term diseases like cancer, infection, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, advanced kidney disease, etc.

Aplastic Anemia

Soft and fatty tissues inside your bones are the marrow where the new blood cells form. It is life-threatening Anemia. The causes of aplastic Anemia include certain medicines, toxic chemical exposure, and autoimmune disease.

Hemolytic Anemia

Your body destroys the red blood cells faster than your bone marrow can replace them, which results in hemolytic Anemia. Red blood destruction occurs due to certain blood diseases, and it can also inherit or may develop later.

Anemia Associated with Bone Marrow Disease

Some diseases like myelofibrosis and leukemia affect the production of red blood cells in your bone marrow which leads to Anemia. It may vary from mild to severe cases.