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What treatment is anemia folic acid deficiency?

It is important to find the cause of the deficiency, such as for example an intestinal malabsorption or taking certain drugs, in order to eliminate the cause. In general, the restoration of an adequate diet and abstention from alcohol consumption in cases related to it will be clearly beneficial for the vast majority of patients. Folic acid supplements in the form of a tablet daily for several months are also needed. Folic acid is recommended during pregnancy to prevent the occurrence of spina bifida in the fetus. Read the rest of this entry »

How does the doctor diagnose anemia folic acid deficiency?

The best tool for diagnosing anemia, regardless of whether the doctor is able to identify those signs suggesting the patient is a blood test CBC Elemental (analysis of the amount of hemoglobin count and classification of all blood cells ).

In anemia the hemoglobin falls below 12 g/dl in women and 13 g/dl in men. In folic acid deficiency as well as B12 is also common to observe a mean corpuscular volume of red blood cells (which estimates the size of red blood cells) increased in this analysis.

It will be necessary by the physician requesting the study of blood under a microscope. By doing this we will find fewer red blood cells and some macrocytes (red bulky) and aging (polisegmentacion the nucleus) of a type of white blood cells (neutrophils). Read the rest of this entry »

What are the symptoms of anemia due to folic acid deficiency?

Symptoms of this type of anemia can occur when it was well advanced, thanks to the body’s ability to go smoothly offsetting effects over a period of time can be very lengthy. Typically, the patient is a malnourished person and in most cases, elderly or alcoholic. About the symptoms, they often appears pale person with a great tendency to sleepiness, joining it a constant feeling of fatigue and decreased tolerance to physical exertion. Read the rest of this entry »

What are the main causes of folic acid deficiency?

Folic acid is found mainly in fruits and vegetables. The absorption of the vitamin is made in the first sections of the small intestine. Vitamin C facilitates better absorption of folic acid, but there are other substances that do just the opposite (to interfere with the absorption), such as alcohol.

Folic acid, after absorption into the blood and be distributed in all tissues where they will be stored for later use. The reserves of folic acid in our body are limited. When there is any reason to cause a deficit of folic acid, vitamin reserves are not given for more than three months.

The main reason for a deficit of folic acid lies in poor nutrition. It is typical to find this type of anemia in older people poorly fed, the homeless and alcoholics. Read the rest of this entry »

What is anemia folic acid deficiency?

Anemia can arise due to many causes, but most of all anemia is caused by the lack of an essential element for the formation of red blood cells, such as iron or certain vitamins such as vitamin B12 and folic acid.

Vitamins in general are indispensable to take place in the body many basic metabolic processes that result in energy production or protein synthesis and/or nucleic acids (DNA and RNA from the cells).

Folic acid is a vitamin with a key role in DNA synthesis (material of the cell nucleus that contains genes). When there is a serious lack of this vitamin, it impairs the ability of DNA synthesis in the cells of our body, in principle, capacity is essential for cell division there. Read the rest of this entry »