ANAEMIA - Treatment

The treatment of anaemia depends very much on the underlying cause. Unless the cause of the anaemia is treated the anaemia will persist. More importantly, there could be a delay in attending to some serious problem like a stomach ulcer or a bowel tumour that has caused the anaemia in the first place.

Some anaemias can be treated by simply correcting nutritional or vitamin deficiencies. In some cases the haemoglobin can be so low that a blood transfusion is required. This is more likely to be the case if continuing blood loss has been the cause of the anaemia.