ANEMIA BY folic acid deficiency
Disease information
ANEMIA BY folic acid deficiency
The folato or
fólico
acid is
a
necessary
vitamin
for the formation and growth of
red
globules and because it is not stored in the body in great amounts, is necessary
a
continuous
dietetic
supplement of this
vitamin
.
Some medicines, such as the Dilantín, interfere with the absorption of this
vitamin
.
In this type of
anemia
the
red
globules are appraised abnormally great, which is known like megalocitos and when they are in bony marrow are called megaloblastos, reason why also megaloblásticaz is known him like
anemia
.
The most frequent causes of this
anemia
are:
the deficient or null food ingestion with
fólico
acid, like the
liver
, egg, meats,
vegetables
of dark green color or fruits like the
orange
.
the
chronic
alcoholism
.
the
pregnancy
.
intestinal
Upheavals or
problems
of malabsorción.
Certain sufferings like the
celíaca
disease
and esprúe.
the consumption of some medicines that interfere with the absorption of this
vitamin
. Between the frequent symptoms they are:
Fatigue and fatigue.
frequent Dolores of head.
Appearance of ulcers in the mouth and
language
.
Pallor or ictericia, yellowish skin)
The treatment includes vitaminic
fólico
acid supplements by oral route or injected until the
anemia
has
been corrected and in case that its
origin
must to
a
deficient absorption on the part of the
intestine
, the nutritional supplements must be always consumed.
The treatment, establishes
a
diet that includes
vegetables
, citruses and other foods that contain it and greater monitoring during the
pregnancy
.
IMPORTANT the content of this note is informative and it does not replace the medical diagnosis, reason why we do not become people in
charge
on its use.
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