What are the symptoms of anemia in older adults?

Disease analysis: The main symptoms of iron deficiency anemia in the elderly are yellowish or pale, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea and belching, abdominal distension and diarrhea, and difficulty swallowing. Dizziness, tinnitus, and even syncope, shortness of breath, palpitations and discomfort after a little activity.

Guidance: iron deficiency anemia can be supplemented with iron, elderly patients with anemia can choose to be conducive to gastrointestinal absorption of iron tablets, generally two months after the symptoms of anemia have been significantly improved, the usual diet should pay attention to iron supplementation, pig liver, pig blood, lean meat, spinach, vitamin C vegetables and fruits are conducive to iron absorption, should not drink strong tea after meals, as long as the iron deficiency anemia can be improved and corrected soon.

Disease analysis: The symptoms of anemia in the elderly can be manifested as physical weakness, general malaise, and sometimes headache, dizziness, syncope, dizziness, insomnia, dreams, memory loss, lack of concentration, paleness, dyspnea and other symptoms. If the above symptoms appear, anemia should be considered, then you should pay attention to your diet and eat more foods high in calcium such as red beans, brown sugar, jujubes, and walnuts.

Common symptoms include dizziness, tinnitus, fatigue, depression, agitation, hallucinations and other neurological symptoms. Some manifestations include shortness of breath, chest tightness, palpitations, and ankle edema, which are easily misdiagnosed as heart disease.

Anemia in the elderly is prone to dizziness, tinnitus, insomnia, memory loss, and is easily accompanied by indigestion, bloating, loss of appetite, stomatitis, glossitis, etc. In older women, changes in the reproductive system can also occur.

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Systemic symptoms such as pallor, fatigue, tinnitus, palpitation, shortness of breath, memory loss, etc.

Gastrointestinal symptoms such as decreased appetite, nausea, vomiting, bloating, etc.

Circulatory symptoms, such as angina, acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, etc.

Neurological symptoms such as dizziness, headache, numbness in the limbs, and in severe cases, altered mental status, convulsions, coma, etc.

The most common form of anemia is iron deficiency anemia, which can lead to dizziness, fatigue, pallor, palpitation and other symptoms.

Some elderly people have coronary heart disease, so after the appearance of anemia, the symptoms of angina pectoris of his coronary heart disease may be aggravated, and the patient may go to the cardiovascular department to see a doctor, so some people will go to the digestive department to see a doctor. So we say this anemia, it may have some symptoms in various systems.

Symptoms of anemia usually begin with fatigue, drowsiness, weakness, and weakness.

If the elderly are anemic, they usually have insomnia, dizziness, tinnitus, memory loss, etc., and there will be symptoms such as indigestion, bloating, loss of appetite, stomatitis, glossitis, etc., and if it is an elderly woman, there will also be changes in the reproductive system.

Anemia will also make the body's immunity decrease, easy to get sick, the elderly are more prone to fast heart rate, palpitations, etc., and long-term anemia may also lead to anemia heart disease.

When people are anemic, they are yellow and thin, and they are weak, their heads will be dizzy, and they can't stand.

Anemia in the elderly mainly causes symptoms such as dizziness, paleness, and fatigue, especially after activities. Long-term anemia can also lead to a decrease in sleep quality, often unable to sleep at night, more dreams after falling asleep, and long-term lack of rest in the brain will cause memory decline and inability to concentrate. It is necessary to go to a regular hospital for examination in time to clarify the cause of anemia and then treat the symptoms**.

For example, mild ischemia can be done by eating more iron-rich foods such as spinach, animal liver, and red dates, and if the iron deficiency is more serious, it is necessary to take iron supplements**, and if it is because of aplastic anemia, drugs should also be used**.

Signs and symptoms.

Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

1. Senile anemia is more common than secondary anemia, accounting for about it; It is associated with certain diseases that accompany the elderly, such as tumors, infections, renal insufficiency, chronic blood loss, certain metabolic diseases, and the use of drugs. If unexplained progressive anemia occurs, the possibility of malignancy must be considered. Even mild anemia is a careful search for the cause.

2. The elderly have different degrees of aging in various organs, and often have diseases of other organs such as heart, lungs, liver, kidneys and brain, and poor stress ability of hematopoietic tissues, so they can tolerate anemia, even if they have moderate or moderate anemia, they can also have obvious symptoms, especially in the rapid onset of anemia.

3. It is mostly manifested as symptoms of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, so it is easy to ignore the diagnosis of anemia.

4. Anemia in the elderly is prone to central nervous system symptoms leading to misdiagnosis. Some elderly patients often present with neurological and psychiatric symptoms, such as apathy, depression, irritability, delusions, hallucinations, and even mental confusion.

5. In the elderly, due to hyperemia of the eyelid conjunctiva due to hyperpigmentation, the manifestations of the mucosa are not parallel to the degree of anemia.

6. Anemia in the elderly is mostly caused by comprehensive factors, such as dystrophic megaloblastic anemia caused by gastrointestinal diseases and malabsorption of folic acid and vitamin B12.

7. The immune organs and their active activity tend to decline in the elderly, the serum IgM level decreases, and the autoimmune active cells lose their self-recognition ability to the normal tissues of the body, so they are prone to autoimmune hemolytic anemia.

Middle-aged and elderly people with unexplained anemia, especially postmenopausal women, should pay close attention to the existence of malignant tumors, especially malignant tumors in some hidden sites.

Middle-aged and elderly people with anemia and the following conditions must be vigilant:

1.recent unexplained wasting;

2.changes in bowel habits, such as constipation;

3.positive fecal occult blood test;

4.Anemia does not rise significantly after taking iron supplements**, or hemoglobin still decreases gradually.

If the elderly have these symptoms, please do not delay in time, so as not to cause a variety of complications of anemia.

Anemia in the elderly is prone to some dizziness, tinnitus, insomnia, memory loss, usually accompanied by some indigestion, bloating, loss of appetite, glossitis, stomatitis, and in the case of elderly women, may also show some other changes in the reproductive system.

When the body's immunity is weakened, it is easy to get sick, and the elderly are more likely to have fast heart rate, palpitations, long-term anemia, and some anemia heart disease.

The symptoms of anemia in older people are closely related to the severity of anemia. Patients with mild anemia, i.e. haemoglobin content of 90,120 g/L, have mild symptoms and occasional fatigue. Patients with moderate anemia, that is, hemoglobin at 60-90 grams per liter, are short of breath and palpitations after physical activity.

Severe anemia, which refers to patients with hemoglobin content of 30-60 grams per liter, will experience shortness of breath and palpitation during bed rest. Extremely severe anemia refers to patients with hemoglobin content of less than 30 grams per liter, often combined with anemia heart disease, severe hypoxia and even life-threatening.

Anemia is still relatively common, so are the symptoms of anemia in the elderly the same as the symptoms of anemia that we know? What are its symptoms?

In the elderly, most of the anemia is chronic blood loss, that is, due to external reasons such as poor appetite and tooth loss, resulting in a gradual decrease in the intake of nutrients, and even diseases such as gastrointestinal cysts, resulting in insufficient iron intake, so it is easy to develop iron deficiency anemia. In such cases, the following symptoms are prone to occur:

1. Neurological symptoms.

That is, people are prone to dizziness, tinnitus, fatigue, depression, and even hallucinations when walking. It is usually manifested as shortness of breath, chest tightness, palpitations, and even edema at the ankle.

2. Psychiatric symptoms.

This is related to the spirit of the elderly, and symptoms of depression, drowsiness, and even confusion generally occur.

3. **Change.

When anemia occurs in the elderly, there are often changes in the mucosa, such as pale mucosa. This is the pallor caused by the lack of blood in the body, which leads to a decrease in the amount of blood allocated to the body. In the case of severe anemia, there may also be roughness, ulcers, etc.

4. Decreased digestion.

When the elderly are anemic, the secretion of digestive glands will decrease, which will lead to a decrease in the digestive system's digestion ability, and even a full abdomen, loss of appetite, and changes in stool regularity and characteristics. This symptom should not be ignored on a daily basis.

What are the symptoms of anemia in the elderly, and how many patients and the elderly know about it? If you don't even know the symptoms of the disease, how do you know about it? If you understand the disease, you can judge whether you have the disease in time, and if you don't know it, you can continue to look down.

1) The hematopoietic tissue in the bone marrow is reduced and the hematopoietic function is reduced; Decreased secretion of male hormones leads to a decrease in erythropoietin, which leads to a decrease in red blood cells and hemoglobin.

2) Serum iron decreases in the elderly, and the levels of folic acid and vitamin B12 in the body are lower than normal with age.

3) The aging of various organs in the elderly, the atrophy of gastric parietal cells, and the insufficient secretion of gastric acid and intrinsic factors can easily cause the deficiency of hematopoietic raw materials such as folic acid, vitamin B12, and iron. In addition, the elderly have decreased appetite and partial eating, which is also easy to cause nutritional deficiencies, so iron deficiency anemia and megaloblastic anemia have become the most common types of anemia in the elderly.

4) Anemia in the elderly is often secondary to other diseases, such as malignant tumors, chronic infection, renal insufficiency, etc. Onset is slow and insidious.

5) The symptoms of anemia in the elderly are changeable, non-specific, and often mixed with other internal diseases, and sometimes even masked by other internal diseases.

6) Anemia in the elderly can aggravate the original cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and anemia is prone to heart disease when the anemia is severe.

The above is about the symptoms of anemia in the elderly, I hope you can remember clearly, and you can also help the elderly around you, not only for yourself, but also to help others. If there is anything uncomfortable in the body, you must go to the regular hospital for examination and ** in time, and finally thank you for reading.

Anemia is a common condition, and the elderly are susceptible to hemorrhoids, anal fissures, chronic gastritis, lack of gastric acid, chronic diarrhea, polyps, or gastrointestinal cancer, gastrectomy, etc., resulting in iron loss and malabsorption of folic acid and vitamin B12. In addition, the elderly have difficulty in chewing due to tooth loss, or suffer from esophageal diseases and strokes, resulting in difficulty in swallowing and eating less, resulting in insufficient intake of the above hematopoietic raw materials.

Therefore, anemia is especially easy to occur in the elderly, if the elderly have anemia, the common symptoms are dizziness, tinnitus, fatigue, drowsiness and other neurological symptoms, at the same time there is pale or chlorosis, decreased appetite, poor sleep quality, etc., or there is no obvious discomfort when calm, but a little exercise is easy to have palpitation, shortness of breath, shortness of breath and other manifestations, easy to be misdiagnosed as heart disease. It may also be accompanied by atrophy of the tongue mucosa, angular cheilitis, flat nails, numbness of the hands and feet, etc. Older people have a poor tolerance for anemia due to declining organ function, and symptoms are evident even in mild to moderate anemia.

Experts remind: if there is anemia in the elderly, it will not only affect their digestive system but also easily affect the nervous and cardiovascular systems, so it is recommended that the elderly friends should know some knowledge about anemia and do a good job in the prevention of anemia in their daily life.

What are the symptoms of iron deficiency anemia in older adults? What are the symptoms of iron deficiency anemia in older adults? Because older women are no longer affected by menstruation, pregnancy and breastfeeding, the rate of amusement is no different from that of men.

The symptoms and signs of anemia differ from those of young and middle-aged people in that older people have a higher incidence of pain when swallowing, tongue atrophy, and chapped corners of the mouth. Trilineage hyporhoeas are common. Main Symptoms and Signs:

Fatigue and fatigue, drowsiness, tinnitus, loss of appetite, palpitation and shortness of breath (worse after activity), emotional instability, paleness, dry hair, edema of the ankles and lower limbs, accelerated heart rate, systolic murmur in the apical area.

The prevalence of elderly women was no different from that of men, because they were no longer affected by menstrual pregnancy and breastfeeding. The symptoms and signs of anemia differ from those of young and middle-aged people in that older people have a higher incidence of pain when swallowing, tongue atrophy, and leakage and chapped tongue at the corners of the mouth. Trilineage hyporhoeas are common.

Main symptoms and signs: fatigue, drowsiness, tinnitus, loss of appetite, palpitation and shortness of breath (worse after activity), emotional instability, paleness, ** and dry hair, swelling of the ankles and lower limbs, accelerated heart rate, systolic murmur in the apical area.

According to the most common early symptoms of anemia, the elderly may feel a slight fatigue in the burial, and then they may not be able to speak clearly, and may be accompanied by some headaches, dizziness, malaise, syncope, insomnia, dreams, and dizziness.