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I might be anaemic...

Like the blood thing?

yup

You have to eat better.

What's anamic?

Its a blood disease you get from not eating right.
When you pull the bottom of your eye...dont know whats called, it is suppose to have blood at the bottom, be really red, but anaemics(sp) are white, thats the easiest way to see.

I'm a student! I don't eat right! Am I anamic too. I'm not exactly pale but but not exactly normal either

"The blood in our bodies is composed of three types of cells (red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets) that circulate throughout the body. Red blood cells contain hemoglobin (Hb), a red, iron-rich protein that carries oxygen from the lungs to all of the body's muscles and organs. Oxygen provides the energy the body needs for all of its normal activities. Anemia occurs when the number of red blood cells (or the Hb in them) falls below normal and the body gets less oxygen and therefore has less energy than it needs to function properly. "

This explains better:http://www.anemia.com/overview/overviewwhatis.html

I'm a vegetarian

Its Ok Pheonix its not that bad, i was anemic a few years ago when i was suffering from anorexia but im better now, just eat better foods and see ur doc on a regular basis, theyll tell u what u can eat that will help you get your blood count back up

Its quite common.
Not eating right is the most common way to became anemic but some diseases cause it too.

Yeh vegies usually dont eat the proteins the body needs. Cos e meat and fish have stuff you need. You can get it in vegie food too. You just have to know where to look. Go to a food doctor Sorry I dont know the name in english.

nutritionist = food doctor

there called Nutritionists

Thanks. I knew it was something like that but it wasnt on the spellcheck

oh no Phoe *hugs*

well, it's not definite yet... they want to take a blood test to determine it properly... but there's a high chance...

oh no

Awww, poor Phoe Phoe!

(hugs massively)

Gee guys its not that serious.
It has a cure you know

yeah but Phoe might be ill!! *Korri runs around the room*

The early symptoms arent bad. Just fatigue and vertigo.
If you feel that Phoe some sugar helps.

wow! fountain of knowledge kes!

I'm anemic.

no not Kes too

ok, some of the dutch-speaking guys (or GP with his mighty knowledge)
can you translate what anemic is????

in the mean time...
*covers phoe and kes with lots of hugs*
I'm sorry to hear that

*hugs everyone who is ill*

u guys act like there going to die its not that bad

well, I was hoping you could tell me what it was in dutch

Dont you understand it in english?
Here:http://www.anemia.com/overview/overview.html

bloedarmoede

De bloedarmoede is een daling van het aantal rode lichaampjes in het bloed... Het kan door verscheidene dingen (het aftappen, besmetting...) worden veroorzaakt of door een gebrek aan ijzer in het bloed (wegens een vegetarisch dieet, bijvoorbeeld). Note : hehe that's from my fantastic translator

I've also found that http://nhg.artsennet.nl/patbrieven/k5a.htm

aaaah! bloody (no pun intended) marvelous GP!

well, I understand what it does kes, but I didn't know the translation

funny, what you just said GP, it says that being a veggie can cause this

I know. I wrote the text that I translated (it's the same I had posted in English)

I'm slow today

well, phoe...
when do you know the results?

eat lots of dark green leafy veggies & more nuts, seeds & legumes!

Get better Pheo and Kes too.

Thanks. I'm good, I now. Got lightheaded sometime ago but now I eat regularly so that wont happen

*offers chocolate to both*

oke chocolate aint the solution to every problem

Only to Depression, anorexia, anemia, hypoglycemia, bad marks, arguments,...

check, check and check

see FM! it is to me!

Works for me

okie, if you want to believe that

I do

is england the only place that spells it anaemia, with the extra a in?

well, it's totally different from ours

Theoretically, and like many medical words, it is spelled anaemia (hypoglycaemia, ...). The way with no 'extra a' is the American one.

Congrats Phoe ! You're using a perfect English

for a brit? impossibe!

awwwww phoe dearest im sorry
*offers cookie* hopefully ull feel better soon

Those damn Americans, they stole the "u" from gauge and colour too you know.

well us canadians have the u in those words too

My dictionary said anemia So did that website but it was american.

Well, i hope you both feel better...

Geez will you stop trying to be cute in your posts??!!

If you dont eat regularly because you're on medication can that cause anemia?

yeah! everyone stop being cute to others and be more cute to me

Yes.

Eat a big blooded steak..and chocolates with red wine...and smoke - tobbaco increases the number of red blood cells.

I have psoriases sometimes. It's chronical, but i am clean sice about an year ago



Hugs t

what has iron in that isn't meat?

All iron is not equal. A few facts can help you stack the odds in your favour:

Iron in food comes in two different forms. The heme iron in meat, fish and poultry is easily absorbed, whereas the nonheme iron in plant-based foods (vegetables, fruit, grains and nuts), eggs and milk products is poorly absorbed. Spinach or lentil, for example, is high in nonheme iron, but eaten alone, only 1.5% of the iron is absorbable.
You can improve the absorption of nonheme iron by eating it with small amounts of meat, fish or poultry, or foods that are rich in vitamin C. For example, adding meat sauce to a plate of spaghetti or drinking orange juice with your breakfast cereal will help the body absorb the iron.

(from http://www.nin.ca/public_html/Publications/HealthyBites/hb4_94en.html )

Guinness

it is just that I don't eat meat

Best thing is to go to a nutritionist (sp).

Kes is right...

indeed

chocolate has a lot of iron in it, no?

don't care

and having a low tolerance for cold in my hands, does that have anything to do with, well anything?

Mild steel has a lot of iron in it, not too good for the teeth though I think.

classic!!

*flashback to Jaws from James Bond*

If your doctor thinks it's a problem he'll probably prescribe pherrous sulphate (Iron) tablets. It's what they give pregnant women if they develop anaemia. They work well so long as you dont mind your poo being thick and tarry
Failing that you could try sucking rusty nails!
My fav remedy is Guiness!

Shouldn't that be ferrous?


Oh ignore me, I'm getting all technical.

*hides*

i'm anaemic........they found that out when they took a bood sample from me

I still don't know yet...

I wouldn't go for the guiness tho, I didn't like it very much when I drunk itq

Phoe whats taking so long? Its just a blood test not brain surgery

if it's on the NHS you'll find out in a few years time.....if you're lucky

everyone is getting that aneae-thingie?

huh?

brown sugar has iron in it............but there are lot of suppelements with 100% of needed iron

And anemia is not only from diet.......some people are born anemic and remain so for the rest of their life........so they have to take meds for it and lots of supplelments.
Even if ur vegetarian, go to a nutritionist and get some professional advice on how to add more iron to ur diet