What are the causes of anemia?
For the body to produce enough red blood cells, specific vitamins, minerals, and nutrients are required. Among the most crucial are folic acid, iron, and vitamin B12. The following reasons the body might not have enough of these nutrients:
- The ability to absorb nutrients is affected by changes to the stomach or gut lining (for instance, celiac disease).
- Poor diet
- The ability to absorb nutrients is affected by changes to the stomach or gut lining (for instance, celiac disease).
Possible causes of anemia include:
- Deficit in iron.
- B12 vitamin insufficiency.
- Folate shortage..
- certain medications.
- Red blood cell depletion earlier than usual (which may be brought on by
- immune system issues).
- Long-term (chronic) illnesses such rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, ulcerative colitis, or chronic renal disease.
- Some inherited forms of anaemia, such as thalassemia and sickle cell anaemia.
- Pregnancy.
- bone marrow issues caused by aplastic anaemia, lymphoma, leukaemia,
- myelodysplasia, or multiple myeloma.
- Slow blood loss (from heavy menstrual cycles or gastrointestinal ulcers, for instance).
- sudden, significant bleeding.