Iron Deficiency & Anemia

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Iron Deficiency and Anemia

Two billion people around the world most of them children and women of childbearing age suffer from iron-deficiency anemia: A condition that impairs development, increases the risk of infection and causes disabling fatigue. Millions more suffer from lesser degrees of iron deficiency. In the United States, up to 6 percent of menstruating girls and women are anemic, and up to 11 percent are iron deficient.

Gastric Bypass is a COMMON cause of Iron Deficiency Anemia.

Although the risks of anemia are well known, the impact of more marginal iron deficiency is less well-studied. Yet a growing body of evidence shows that even a minor depletion of iron stores can have a significant effect on health and well-being.

Even marginal iron deficiency can impair memory and mental functioning. Studies have shown that iron-deficient young women score lower on tests of short-term memory, attention span and verbal learning than those with healthy iron stores. Although these effects are less obvious than the pallor and exhaustion of anemia, they are no less devastating particularly in children and young adults who are still in school.

Detecting iron deficiency can be difficult, as the symptoms are so vague and can be caused by several different conditions. Accurate diagnosis requires several laboratory tests, to measure not only the iron in circulation but also the iron in storage. Three of the most useful measures are:

Serum hemoglobin: A test of the body's iron-rich red blood cells. Although low hemoglobin is a clear sign of deficiency, a normal hemoglobin can be deceptive, since hemoglobin can be normal even when iron stores are not.

Serum ferritin: A measure of the body's iron stores. Serum ferritin values are one of the first laboratory measures to show a change when iron stores are depleted.

Transferrin saturation ratio: Transferrin is a protein that "transfers" iron from one place to another in the body. It's one of the most reliable indicators of the body's iron stores. In general, iron deficiency (and even mild anemia) is best treated with an iron-rich diet. When iron supplements are needed, it is usually a short-term treatment.

Treatment:

Iron administration as FeSO4 + Vitamin C 1,000 mg

Eradication of Helicobacter Pylori

Vitamin A

Zinc

Iron Dextran Injection, USP 50 mg/mL Replaces Iron Rapidly

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