Anemia A big Problem for Growing Children

It is a common disorder that is observed in kids. It reduces the number of red blood cells that carry oxygen to all parts of the body. Therefore, the blood in an anemic body has less ability to carry the oxygen.

Short breath, weakness, laziness, and tiredness are the common symptoms of anemia. But when it becomes stronger the patient seems to be going to expire and pale like a person on last breath. The extensive thirst is also observed in anemic persons.

Types of Anemia:

There are three types of anemia;

• Caused by the decreased production of red blood cells.
• Caused due to blood loss.
• Caused by the extensive breakdown of red blood cells.

Each type has different reasons for disease. 

Lower production of red blood cells:

The basic reason for the lower production rate of red blood cells is the deficiency of iron that is observed in each 3rd child in 100. Other than this, the deficiency of Vitamin B12 also causes the lower production of red blood cells.

Blood Loss:

It can be caused due to trauma and gastrointestinal bleeding. These are the main causes of blood loss that lead to anemia.

Breakdown of red blood cells:

The breakdown of red blood cells can be caused by an infection in the blood. Therefore, it includes the size of red blood cells and the amount of oxygen in them.

Anemia is common among infants, pregnant women, and toddlers. Therefore, the parents should be careful about the diet of kids. They should use food containing iron and vitamin C. VitaminC increase the ability to absorption of iron. 

In short, whenever you feel your child is getting lazy and suffering from a lack of appetite then try to increase the amount of food based on iron and vitamin C.