Iron deficiency anemia causes
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Overview
Causes
Increased iron requirement
Blood loss
- Mensturation
- Gastrointestinal tract (Bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract (ulcers, hemorrhoids, Esophageal varices, The use of aspirin, ibuprofen, or arthritis medicines for a long time, Cancer in the esophagus, stomach, or colon)
- Food sensitivity
- Hookworms
- Genitourinary tract
- Respiratory tract (Rarely laryngological bleeding or from the respiratory tract)
- Blood donation
Growth
Pregnancy
Inadequate iron absorption
- Dietary deficiency
- Impaired absorption (Celiac disease, Crohn's disease
- Intestinal malabsorption
- Gastric surgery
- Hypochorhydria
- Taking too many antacids that contain calcium