Anemia most often appears in the first days of spring. Anemia or anemia is a decrease in the blood’s ability to transport oxygen, but it most often occurs due to a decrease in the amount of red blood cells – erythrocytes and hemoglobin in the blood, reports Klan Kosova.
Anemia in a one-year-old child occurs most often due to insufficient intake of iron with food, its insufficient absorption or due to poor utilization.
What causes it? The causes of anemia can be insufficient production or excessive breakdown of erythrocytes or blood loss. In newborns and small children, anemia is a physiological phenomenon due to the increased breakdown of “excess” erythrocytes with which the child is born.
Anemia most often appears in the second or third month of life, because the erythrocytes that are created in the fetal age live 60 to 70 days, the blood volume quickly increases, because the child grows quickly, while new erythrocytes are not produced enough quickly. Anemia most often appears in the first days of spring after the long winter period when the diet lacks fruits and vegetables rich in iron.
How do we identify it? Anemic children have a relatively good mood, but they get tired quickly, but breathing difficulties may also appear. The symptoms that parents most often identify as possible signs of anemia in children is noticeably pale skin, which may not always be a sure indicator of anemia. Disinterest in play, poor appetite (which further reduces the concentration of iron in the blood) and increased sweating also prompt parents to seek medical help.
Food which is rich in iron
⦁ Food of animal origin, meat, offal
⦁ Green leafy vegetables, spinach, beets, cauliflower, beetroot
⦁ Trees are also rich in vitamin C, which improves iron absorption
⦁ Beans, peas, beans (for older children).
