@kysse, kwanza pole zangu. I presume you're a socket , right? A Hb level of 7 is recipe for disaster my dear especially for a female (what with the usual biological processes, you know what I mean ) and you're lucky your doc didn't admit you. Seriously, Hb of 7 and below us considered anemia and is recipe for admission and subsequent blood transfusion.
I have hit 5 before,felt ok


Without dwelling too much on the signs to look out for, most common ones include general lethargy and a feeling of 'tiredness' on exertion, so that one will constantly feel breathless and tired after a shirt flight of stairs (going up, not down ), after a brisk walk or light jogging.
Suprisingly,I am a road runner with excess energy. I run up and down stairs,walk like lightining,fast in everything I do,I don't get easily fatigued until after I am done with work.
Where does this extra energy come from?

There are a variety of causes of anemia which I'll not necessarily dwell on. In an otherwise healthy individual, most common causes may be due to poor diet as well as bleeding (e.g after an injury/accident, or a bleeding gastric/duodenal ulcer) as well as biological (sockets),- ok now it will drop to 6.

I'd advise you to go for Zeefee syrup, it's packaged in a red/white box with a bottle shaped 'kama ya mzinga'. A 200ml bottle should cost in the region of 320-360 bob and will give you faster results than some of the competing brands. Take 10mls thrice daily.
Thank you ,I am definately going for it.
Should I stop the saferon intake when I start on zeerup? I take 1 x 2 tabs of saferon daily and began today.Is there anything like excess iron intake? consequences?
It's important to note that citric acid improves iron absorption, hence if you have access to your citrus fruits, the better. There are some other formulations that contain ferrous citrate for that very reason. Also note that most of these formulations, in addition to the ferrous component, may also contain folate/folic acid as well as vitamin B12/cyanocobalamin. Reason is all these molecules are synergistic in so far as hemoglobin synthesis is concerned so they therefore are beneficial. By the time your body begins to exhibit iron deficiency, chances are very high that there are varying levels of deficiency if the other two too.
jargon nayo but somehow I understand.

That said, supplements are not for the long term. We need to look at your diet for that purpose. Need I emphasize on the iron-rich foods? Off the too of my head, liver and kidney (hizi kama hujui kupika hata afadhali uitishe recipe, I'll gladly give it),
I hate liver, kidneys,whether fried dry,barbequed or anything.They have this nauseating taste.
Can they be be marinated in say vinegar to get rid of the'taste'?
I love fish and chicken.
spinach, boiled lentils, chicken and beans.
Those I am okay with.

Lastly, ensure you deworm regularly (every 3months). Those little guys can cause anemia, not by sucking your blood but by nibbling on your body reserves of folate.
lol. How can one tell if they have worms when they look all healthy? no extended tummy,stomach aches,constipation skin rashes etc?

Oh, and the dark stool coloration is because of iron excreted, either because you took too much or and your body being unable to absorb it perhaps due to the formulation it is in,etc.
Thank you for that.I was once told that,I will check the stool for discolouration,should I stop the intake it its disc?
I should perhaps emphasize here that you should not take your iron supplements within 2-3hrs of taking milk or antacids. The cations in them (calcium, magnesium, aluminium, etc) will chelate with the ferrous/ferric ions and render it useless.
Thank God I don't take milk.

Take a look at these websites ujionee:

webMD

McKinley

Your low iron level may be caused by a serious underlying problem, such as a bleeding ulcer or colon cancer. These other problems need different treatment than iron pills.

@ Guru,
He applauds when a male MP hits a woman in parliament.
Proudly describes how AK's hubby pours hot water on her back.
I often wonder why a man would rejoice at evil metted out on females or worse why he attacks females all the time.

Reading yours now.



Thank you.
Amazing the amount of energy I have in me.

Edited due to public misunderstanding!