Anaemia2025-05-20T11:35:39+01:00

Anaemia

Anaemia is a common condition where your body lacks enough healthy red blood cells or haemoglobin to transport sufficient oxygen to your body’s tissues, leaving you feeling tired, weak, or short of breath. It can impact your quality of life, making even simple daily activities challenging.

Anaemia Overview

Understanding Causes, Symptoms, and Risk Factors

Causes

  • Iron Deficiency: Most common cause, often due to insufficient dietary iron, blood loss, or pregnancy.
  • Vitamin Deficiency: Lack of essential vitamins like B12 and folate, necessary for healthy red blood cell formation.
  • Chronic Diseases: Kidney disease, inflammatory diseases, or cancer interfering with red blood cell production.
  • Inherited Blood Disorders: Conditions like sickle cell anaemia or thalassaemia.

Symptoms

  • Fatigue or persistent tiredness
  • Pale or sallow skin
  • Shortness of breath, especially during physical activities
  • Dizziness or feeling faint
  • Increased heart rate or palpitations
  • Headaches
  • Cold hands and feet

Risk Factors

Low intake of iron-rich foods (such as red meat, leafy greens, fortified cereals) or vitamin-rich foods (vitamin B12, folate).

Women of childbearing age, especially with heavy periods, are more susceptible. Pregnancy increases demand for iron and vitamins.

Older adults are at higher risk due to nutritional deficiencies or chronic conditions.

Conditions like Crohn’s, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic kidney disease, or cancer can lead to anaemia.

Inherited conditions like sickle cell anaemia or thalassaemia increase risk.

Can Anaemia be prevented?

While not all types of anaemia can be prevented, particularly those due to inherited conditions, many common forms—such as iron-deficiency or vitamin-deficiency anaemia—can be significantly reduced or prevented through simple lifestyle changes:

Balanced Diet – Eating iron-rich foods, including lean meats, beans, lentils, spinach, fortified cereals, and nuts can help maintain healthy iron levels.
Vitamin Intake – Ensuring sufficient consumption of vitamin B12 (found in meat, fish, eggs, and dairy) and folate-rich foods (leafy greens, nuts, and fortified cereals) supports healthy blood production.
Vitamin C – Consuming vitamin C-rich foods like oranges, berries, and bell peppers alongside meals improves iron absorption.
Regular Health Checks – Routine blood tests can identify deficiencies early, preventing anaemia from developing.

How Chequers can help Diagnose and Treat

IV Iron Infusion

Patient having an iron infusion by a clinician

A faster, effective treatment for iron deficiency anaemia

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