Women are prone to anemia because they expel waste blood every month, and if they don't pay attention to replenishing energy, they can easily faint due to anemia. So, how can you tell if you have anemia? What should people with anemia do to replenish their blood?
Corn and Pork Bone Soup
Women's anemia can be divided into two types
1. Nutritional deficiency anemia
Nutritional deficiency anemia mainly refers to severe iron deficiency in the body, followed by anemia caused by a lack of vitamin B2. In addition to general anemia symptoms such as dizziness, tinnitus, blurred vision, fatigue, and dry, brittle hair, patients may also experience symptoms such as loss of appetite, diarrhea, mouth sores, and glossitis. Many women excessively control their diets, avoiding meat, eggs, and milk, and even consuming little vegetable oil. They long rely on vegetarian foods like vegetables and radishes, leading to anemia.
2. Iron-deficiency anemia
Iron-deficiency anemia is a type of small cell, low-color anemia caused by insufficient stored iron in the body affecting hemoglobin synthesis. It is the most common type of anemia worldwide, including in China. The incidence of this disease is very high, almost globally prevalent. Iron is an important trace element for blood production, and iron deficiency in the diet is the main cause of anemia. Additionally, hookworm infection, poor gastrointestinal absorption, bleeding from gastric and duodenal ulcers, hemorrhoid bleeding, and excessive menstrual bleeding or dysfunctional uterine bleeding in women can all cause iron-deficiency anemia.
Blood loss is also the most common cause of anemia, which can be acute or chronic. Chronic blood loss often leads to iron-deficiency anemia; anemia caused by massive blood loss in a short time due to vascular rupture or defects in the hemostatic mechanism from trauma or disease is called acute blood loss anemia.
What is good for people with anemia to eat
Shen Gui Yin Tang Soup
This soup can treat nutritional deficiency anemia. This type of anemia is mainly caused by a severe lack of iron and vitamin B2 in the body due to the untimely addition of nutrients such as iron and folic acid. Common symptoms for patients include tinnitus, dizziness, and dull, dry hair. In severe cases, there may also be loss of appetite, diarrhea, inflamed tongue, and mouth sores. The dietary remedy is Shen Gui Yin Tang soup, which has the effects of strengthening the spleen, nourishing blood, and replenishing qi.
Preparation method: 500g pomfret, 30g Codonopsis root, 15g Angelica sinensis, 3 slices of ginger. Scale, gill, and gut the pomfret. Heat a pan, add oil and ginger, and fry the fish until slightly yellow. Wash the Codonopsis root and Angelica sinensis, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer on low heat for one hour. Add the pomfret and cook until done, then season and serve.
Shen Qi Zhu Si Tang Soup
Blood loss anemia is divided into two types. Chronic blood loss is caused by vascular rupture or defects in the hemostatic mechanism from trauma or disease. Acute blood loss anemia is caused by massive blood loss in a short time from events like hemorrhage, traumatic intercourse, and childbirth. Shen Qi Zhu Si Tang soup replenishes qi and nourishes blood, suitable for those who are generally weak and anemic, or emaciated after illness or childbirth, with symptoms such as fatigue and physical weakness.
Preparation method: 1 silky chicken (approx. 750g), 150g lean pork, 30g Astragalus root, 30g Codonopsis root, 10 pitted red dates, 3 slices of ginger. Gut and clean the silky chicken, chop it into pieces. Wash the lean pork and blanch it in boiling water, then rinse with cold water. Wash the red dates, Astragalus root, and Codonopsis root. Put all ingredients in a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer on low heat for 2 hours. Season and serve.
Pork Bone Soup
This soup can treat aplastic anemia. This type of anemia is caused by hematopoietic dysfunction and is accompanied by symptoms such as lack of gastric acid, atrophy of the lateral and posterior columns of the spinal cord, chills, fever, and subcutaneous or mucosal bleeding. It is a disease characterized by a decrease in all blood cells (red blood cells, granulocytes, platelets). Pork bone soup has the effect of tonifying the kidneys, strengthening the spleen, and generating marrow, making it suitable as a dietary remedy for aplastic anemia.
Preparation method: Ingredients: 250g pork bones, 30g black beans, 20 red dates, and appropriate seasonings. Add the pork bones, black beans, and red dates to 1500ML of water and simmer to make a soup. Remove the bones, add seasonings, and consume in two servings.
Corn pigbone soup