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Title: Vitamin Deficiency Anemia - Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment


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Vitamin Deficiency Anemia - Symptoms, Causes, and
Treatment
  • - Specialty Care Clinics

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What is Vitamin Deficiency Anemia?
  • Vitamin deficiency anemia is a lack of healthy
    red blood cells caused by lower than the normal
    levels of vitamin B-12 and folate.
  • This could occur if you do not eat enough foods
    containing vitamin B-12 and folate, or if your
    body has trouble absorbing or processing these
    vitamins.
  • Without these nutrients, the body produces red
    blood cells that are too large and do not work
    properly. This limits their capacity to carry
    oxygen.
  • Symptoms could include fatigue, shortness of
    breath, or dizziness. Vitamin supplements, taken
    by pill or injection, could correct the
    deficiencies.

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Symptoms of Vitamin Deficiency Anemia
  • Vitamin deficiency anemia usually develops
    gradually over several months to years. Signs and
    symptoms might be subtle at first but usually,
    increase as the deficiency worsens. These might
    include
  • Fatigue
  • Shortness of breath
  • Dizziness
  • Pale or yellowish skin
  • Irregular heartbeats
  • Weight loss
  • Numbness or tingling in the hands and feet
  • Muscle weakness
  • Personality changes
  • Unsteady movements
  • Mental confusion or forgetfulness

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Causes of Vitamin Deficiency Anemia
  • Vitamin deficiency anemia could happen if you do
    not eat enough foods containing vitamin B-12 and
    folate, or if your body has trouble absorbing or
    processing these vitamins.
  • Vitamin B-12 deficiencies
  • Low levels of vitamin B-12 could be caused by
  • Diet - Vitamin B-12 is primarily found in meat,
    eggs, and milk, so people who do not eat these
    types of foods might need to take B-12
    supplements. Some foods have been enriched with
    B-12, including some breakfast cereals and some
    nutritional yeast products.
  • Pernicious anemia - This condition happens when
    the body's immune system attacks cells in the
    stomach that produce a substance known as an
    intrinsic factor. Without this substance, B-12
    cannot be absorbed in the intestines.
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Contact Us
  • Website https//specialtycareclinics.com/
  • Contact No. 469-545-9983
  • Email hugosutton020_at_gmail.com  

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