How does anemia work?

[Syringer]

Apparently my friend's mom is in the hospital for anemia

Google just brings up lots of technical stuff that I can't understand..

 

[Lonyo]

It means you have a lack of iron in the blood, which means (I think) less haemoglobin. Its haemoglobin which takes up the oxygen, so if you have a haemoglobin problem, you can;t take up as much oxygen in the blood, so you don't get enough oxygen/your heart has to work harder.

I think.

 

[Beau]

Basically, you're red-blood cells are missing a component that carries the oxygen throughout your blood system and body.

 

[minendo]

http://my.webmd.com/content/article/8/1680_54571.htm?lastselectedguid={5FE84E90-BC77-4056-A91C-9531713CA348}

 

[Syringer]

Hmm, so how does treatment go about? How bad is it?

 

[Buttzilla]

here ya go man...hope this helps

anemia

 

[Beau]

Info on anemia from WebMD

Dammit minendo & buttzilla.

 

[Syringer]

Lol, thanks for the reposts everyone

 

[Beau]

When I first read the title of this thread, I thought it said "How does enima work?" Damn Fausto and his gutter thinking... dragging me down to his levels.

 

[Crazymofo]

Originally posted by: Beau
When I first read the title of this thread, I thought it said "How does enima work?" Damn Fausto and his gutter thinking... dragging me down to his levels.

I was thinking the same thing...

 

[JonTheBaller]

Check here http://my.webmd.com/content/article/8/1680_54571.htm?lastselectedguid={5FE84E90-BC77-4056-A91C-9531713CA348}