What are the symptoms of anemia? Does it effect menstrual days also?

Question

Symptoms of anemia
1. General fatigue weakness, pallor of skin/conjunctiva, dizziness, shortness of breath
2. Palpitation, strange cravings to eat items like dirt/ice/clay
3. Tingling sensation in leg, leg cramp, soreness/swelling of tongue, glossy tongue with atrophy of papillae, fissure at angle of mouth (angular stomatitis)
4. Cold hand and feet, fast/irregular heart beat, brittle/spoon shaped nail (koilonychia),
5. Headache, decreased resistance to infection, cold intolerance, splenomegaly etc
precaution
1. Take good nourishing diet like milk, cheese, paneer, egg, fish, mutton, chicken, pulses, soybean
2. Fresh green leafy vegetables, tomato, cauliflower, broccoli, pumpkin, beans, spinach.
3. Fruits rich in vitamin c (helps in absorption of iron) like citrus fruits lorange/grape/strawberry guava/mango/pineapple/- water melon
4. Fruits like apple, dry fruits like dates, khajoor, kismiss 5. Drink plenty of water,
6. Go for regular exercise,
7take adequate rest,
8. Avoid physical and mental exertion.
9. Take haem up syrup 3 tsf twice daily before food
10. Monitor your hemoglobin 11. Consult doctor for further advice.

Lalit Kumar Tripathy · Accepted Answer

Symptoms of anemia
1. General fatigue weakness, pallor of skin/conjunctiva, dizziness, shortness of breath
2. Palpitation, strange cravings to eat items like dirt/ice/clay
3. Tingling sensation in leg, leg cramp, soreness/swelling of tongue, glossy tongue with atrophy of papillae, fissure at angle of mouth (angular stomatitis)
4. Cold hand and feet, fast/irregular heart beat, brittle/spoon shaped nail (koilonychia),
5. Headache, decreased resistance to infection, cold intolerance, splenomegaly etc
precaution
1. Take good nourishing diet like milk, cheese, paneer, egg, fish, mutton, chicken, pulses, soybean
2. Fresh green leafy vegetables, tomato, cauliflower, broccoli, pumpkin, beans, spinach.
3. Fruits rich in vitamin c (helps in absorption of iron) like citrus fruits lorange/grape/strawberry guava/mango/pineapple/- water melon
4. Fruits like apple, dry fruits like dates, khajoor, kismiss 5. Drink plenty of water,
6. Go for regular exercise,
7take adequate rest,
8. Avoid physical and mental exertion.
9. Take haem up syrup 3 tsf twice daily before food
10. Monitor your hemoglobin 11. Consult doctor for further advice.