Iron deficiency occurs when there is too low iron left in your body. This deficiency occurs because of nutritional deficiency and it causes anemia in people. This is the most important source of our body that needs to be taken in order to stay perfect. Iron helps in the functions of many body parts and you can stay at your best when you have the intake of iron.
Causes
There are many causes of iron and once known they can easily be treated. Following are some of the causes of iron deficiency.
- rapid growth, infants or toddlers need more iron to grow which causes deficiency
- pregnancy
- blood loss
- heavy menses
- blood donations
- stomach or intestinal conditions
Symptoms
The symptoms of iron deficiency depend on the condition of how severe they are. Following are some of the symptoms of the iron deficiency.
- tiredness
- headache
- dizziness
- shortness of breath
- pale skin
- chest pain
- cold hands and feet
- irregular heartbeats
- welling of tongue
- brittle nails
- enlarged spleen
- frequent infections
- craving for non food items
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