I have all the symptoms of Anemia, But i’m not Anemic?

July 29th, 2010 by admin

I’ve had a blood test to check my blood count, liver and thyroid and the results came back normal. I have all the symptoms of Anemia and have been back to the doctors to ask what else it could be she just basically said she doesn’t know. I’m under 16 and female. Doctors keep saying they don’t know! Does anyone know any complications there could be? Or anything else that makes you feel like this?
Thanks

i was diagnosed with anemia when i was 15.. i had the symptoms as far as always being tired, weak and sluggish, no strength whatsoever, i slept 12 hours and was still tired, etc..

i had a blood test done and my iron levels were down to 7 when it’s supposed to be 14 for a girl..

anemia isn’t life-threatening, but it can be serious if it’s not taken care of.. i would take iron pills and make sure you try to eat healthier..

i changed my diet b/c i refuse to take iron pills.. they make you constipated really bad and it’s hard to move your bowels..

i started eating red meat b/c it has a lot of iron and protein in it.. salmon or any type of fish fillet is very high in iron as well.. also, eat a lot of green vegetables, especially broccoli and spinach..

you could start off with a well-balanced breakfast, such as eggs or a bowl of cereal, just make sure that it has more iron, calcium, fiber etc rather than more sugar in it.. whole grain cheerio’s would be good enough.. drink a glass of milk for calcium and a glass of OJ for vitamin C..

for lunch, eat a salad or burger which will give you your iron.. and maybe a yogurt..

at dinner, just make sure you have something relatively healthy..

if all else fails, take a daily vitamin everyday to give you the iron and other nutrients that you’re missing throughout the day.. that’s what i do.. or try to get more blood tests done to find out what is triggering the symptoms.. there has to be something that isn’t being picked up.. a CBC, or complete blood count will show everything, as far as iron (red blood cells), infection (white blood cells), hepatic (liver) function, etc.. they go by parameters so if you’re anemic, you’re red blood cells will not be within parameters and it’ll be less than what it should be..

good luck to you.. anemia isn’t the greatest thing to have, but a lot of people have it..

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  1. SteelersRNumberOne

    i was diagnosed with anemia when i was 15.. i had the symptoms as far as always being tired, weak and sluggish, no strength whatsoever, i slept 12 hours and was still tired, etc..

    i had a blood test done and my iron levels were down to 7 when it’s supposed to be 14 for a girl..

    anemia isn’t life-threatening, but it can be serious if it’s not taken care of.. i would take iron pills and make sure you try to eat healthier..

    i changed my diet b/c i refuse to take iron pills.. they make you constipated really bad and it’s hard to move your bowels..

    i started eating red meat b/c it has a lot of iron and protein in it.. salmon or any type of fish fillet is very high in iron as well.. also, eat a lot of green vegetables, especially broccoli and spinach..

    you could start off with a well-balanced breakfast, such as eggs or a bowl of cereal, just make sure that it has more iron, calcium, fiber etc rather than more sugar in it.. whole grain cheerio’s would be good enough.. drink a glass of milk for calcium and a glass of OJ for vitamin C..

    for lunch, eat a salad or burger which will give you your iron.. and maybe a yogurt..

    at dinner, just make sure you have something relatively healthy..

    if all else fails, take a daily vitamin everyday to give you the iron and other nutrients that you’re missing throughout the day.. that’s what i do.. or try to get more blood tests done to find out what is triggering the symptoms.. there has to be something that isn’t being picked up.. a CBC, or complete blood count will show everything, as far as iron (red blood cells), infection (white blood cells), hepatic (liver) function, etc.. they go by parameters so if you’re anemic, you’re red blood cells will not be within parameters and it’ll be less than what it should be..

    good luck to you.. anemia isn’t the greatest thing to have, but a lot of people have it..
    References :
    10 years of being anemic.. nurse and massage therapy student..

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