ANAEMIA

Anaemia & Kidney Disease

Anaemia is a serious disorder affecting millions of people around the world, including Malaysia. It is a condition caused by a shortage in the supply of red blood cells that carry oxygen from the lungs to the organs and tissues.

Symptoms of Anaemia:-

• Feel breathless
• Feel unable to think clearly
• Feel unusually tired
• Look pale
• Experience rapid heartbeats
• Experience poor appetite
• Lack energy to carry out daily activities
• Suffer sleeplessness
• Suffer dizziness and headaches
• Suffer from depression

 

What cause Anaemia?

Anaemia may be caused by:-

• Too little iron in the body
• Loss of blood due to accidents, surgery, stomach ulcers, kidney or bladder tumors, cancer or polyps in the intestines and other causes
• Chronic kidney disease, liver disease, HIV/AIDS, systemic lupus and cancer
• Too little vitamin B 12 or folic acid in your body or an infection or inflammation in your body or a poor diet
• Diseases that harm or destroy your red blood cells, such as sickle cell disease

 

Why does Chronic Kidney Disease cause Anaemia?

Most people with CKD develop anaemia because diseased kidneys produce less erythropoietin or EPO, which is a hormone that causes your bone marrow to produce red blood cells. If you suffer from CKD, you should be checked and treated for anaemia.