Inc. All rights reserved. Best viewed using Digestive Problems Anemia Anemia means too little redness in the blood. The redness of our blood is due to a pigment called hemoglobin, which is contained in the red blood cells, and is responsible for carrying oxygen.
Patients usually feel dizzy because the blood pressure drops, especially when standing up.
Anemia occurs more chronically when the body does not produce enough hemoglobin or red blood cells to maintain the normal level. By far the most common cause of anemia is shortage of iron. In women this is usually due to menstrual loss of blood. The lack of iron can be recognized easily on a blood smear, and the levels can be measured. Iron deficiency anemia responds rapidly to treatment with iron, usually given by mouth.