can you die of severe anemia at any time in your life?
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Yes young and old, it's not common because with vitamin supplements it's treamtable. Iron-deficiency anemia affects your health as well. It can sap your energy and make it harder for your body to fight infection. And if you're anemic later in pregnancy, you're more likely to have problems if you lose a lot of blood when you give birth. You may feel dizzy, have a rapid heart rate, or have other symptoms that require you to stay in the hospital an extra day or two. You're also more likely to need a blood transfusion. \n\nCalcium interferes with your body's ability to absorb iron. So if you're taking calcium supplements, or an antacid that contains calcium, don't take either one while you're eating iron-rich foods or at the same time as your iron supplement. For the same reason, don't take your supplement with milk, which is rich in calcium. Drink milk between meals, instead. The same goes for tea and coffee, which contain polyphenols that interfere with the absorption of iron from supplements and plant sources. \n\nEating or drinking something rich in vitamin C at the same time you take your iron supplement or eat iron-rich plant foods can help your body absorb significantly more of the type of iron found in non-animal sources. Good vitamin C choices include a glass of orange or tomato juice, a handful of strawberries, sweet (bell) peppers, or half a grapefruit. Meat and fish (sources of heme iron, which your body absorbs much more easily) can also improve your absorption of the iron in non-meat foods. For example, putting a bit of beef in a pot of vegetable chili can help you absorb iron from the vegetables.\n\nIf your test indicates that you're anemic, your practitioner will prescribe an iron supplement of 60 to 120 mg a day or more. To make sure you absorb as much of the iron as possible, take your iron pills on an empty stomach. Wash them down with water or orange juice (the vitamin C helps with absorption) but not with milk (calcium hinders absorption).\n\nNote that these doses refer to the amount of "elemental iron," or pure iron, in a supplement. Some labels list the amount of ferrous sulfate (a kind of iron salt) instead of or in addition to the amount of elemental iron. A supplement that contains 325 mg of ferrous sulfate will give you about 60 mg of elemental iron. Others use ferrous gluconate, 300 mg of which yields about 34 mg of elemental iron.\n\nOne more important thing to note: Be vigilant about keeping any pills containing iron in childproof containers and away from children. More kids die from iron overdose each year than from any other kind of accidental drug poisoning. In fact, a single adult dose can poison a small child.
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if it stays low from what I understand from family members being anemic your body could go into shock and that can bring on other illnesses.  being anemic is not a good thing because your body needs the iron to fight off infections and viruses.  That is why people who are anemic if they do not take care of themselves they are always cold and they are always sick with the flue or a cough.
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I'm iron deficient as well but are you on any kind of birth control that could be affecting that? Otherwise see a doctor ASAP.\n\nI'm sorry you're feeling frustrated and I'm am also VERY anti medical unless I need clean teeth or my contacts (hee-hee) but I agree with the response about taking an iron supplement. The thing is, I've had 4 kids, passed out because I'm anemic when I was on my period, lost plenty of blood, etc., etc. but never continued to have my period for an 8 week stretch. That's where my concern comes in. You can die from it but it's not from loss of blood. It's the continuous drain on your body. Write back and take care.
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The red blood cells contain SS hemoglobin, an abnormal form, and will go into crisis with sludging of blood in small arteries and arterioles throught the body causing severe pain and often death if not treated properly.
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it scares me tremendously, because I already have an immune disorder!  However, I'm not going to let it controll me.  I'm still going to eat my chicken and turkey as they are a great source of nutrition and I love them!  I look at it as this, if I'm going to die I'm going to die eating what I like, if I stop doing things that could potentially give me something that could kill me then I'd die of starvation and lack of oxygen.  There is not enough time in the day to worry about things that could happen some day vs what is happening now.  Live for the moment as if the momemt may be your last!
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women dont pay enough attention to there high suseptability to Anemia especially after pregnancy (low iron levels). dizzyness should not be taken lightly. also heart disease. no matter what your age.
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What a buncha crap.\nWhen you die, you are dead. period.
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Yes. You can die from any type of cancer. But you can also survive any type of cancer. Do not pay attention to statistics as all individuals are different.\n\nI know a remarkable young lady right now who is doing extremely well after stage IV abdominal cancer. She had her ovaries and uterus removed along with multipe tumors and ended up with a colostomy as well. She is 24 years old and a tooth and nail fighter. She has no evidence of disease and has been in remission for a year.\n\nStay strong and stay hopeful. Anything is possible.
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hemolysis if gets severe, can cause death. one example is in fetus with + rh that is growing in the womb of a previously sensithized mother,transmission of antibody from mother to the fetus can cause a hemolysis that will make the baby anemic, with cardiac failure, mental retarded, ... or evan kill the fetus or baby if we dont do any intervention.
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no... it dies within seconds of being outside the body.\n\nWhy the heck would you eat food that has dry blood on it anyway?!?!?!?!
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I had the same question a while back.  You can as long as your iron count is acceptable.
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Since none of us died, we don't know if that happens. It may be crazy survivor stories. Or it could be when your brain can't get enough oxygen, you may have synestatic experiences due to a hormone imbalance.
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You die before your time
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like all natural things there is a resource of oxygen stored in our boby in form of water... if the body is short of oxygen the body tries to convert water into oxygen thus stop from dieing... \n\nwhen you hold your breath initially there is a shortage of air in the body you get unconscious during this period the body starts to convert some amount of water into oxygen... and waits for our body to get external air... \n\nthis is a slow process and if your body is not strong enough to resist... then you can even die immediately...
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Yes, as long as you're not in danger of anemia.  The nurse where you go to donate will test your iron levels before you donate whether you're menstruating or not and they won't let you donate if your iron levels aren't high enough.  As long as you're OK on that score, you're fine to donate while on your period.  I have.
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Your body needs iron to produce red blood cells which carry oxygen. If you don't get enough, you may become anemic, and feel very tired all the time. \nYou should talk to your doctor on how much iron is safe to take. Women naturally disperse extra iron in their bloodstream during their period, but it is dangerous to take high doses.
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It sounds like you could be anemic meaning that you dont have enough iron. You can try increasing your consumption of iron naturally. You should probably see a doctor because a simple blood test can confirm this or tell you that it is something else. The doctor can also prescribe iron pills and ensure you are getting the right amount in your diet.