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Should Anemia Also Be On My Medical Bracelet?

I have anemia, and im 15. I recently found this out but im a vegetarian, which obviously explains my anemia, and i currently have a medical bracelet for a penecillin allergy. It didn't even occur to me that anemia should be on a medical bracelet, but should it? I have to take iron supplements every day: around 100mg (which is about 7x what 'normal' people have to take). I was just wondering if you have to be a certain "amount" of anemic to get an anemia medical bracelet. Also if I do need to get that engraved on my current one, why? Is it because i have a chance of fainting if my anemia goes untreated, or what? Thanks! -Quinn.
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi,
Thanks for asking.
Based on your query, my opinion is as follows.
1. No, Anemia need not be on medical bracelet. It is a treatable condition and will get corrected.
2. Pencillin allergy is a life threatening condition and everybody should know, that you should have anything to do with pencillin.
3. If anemia becomes severe, you will have fatigue, breathlessness which can progress onto cardiac failure.
4. Need to include more iron fortified foods and iron supplements or even iron infusion into your diet.
Hope it helps.
Any further queries, happy to help again.
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Should Anemia Also Be On My Medical Bracelet?

Hi, Thanks for asking. Based on your query, my opinion is as follows. 1. No, Anemia need not be on medical bracelet. It is a treatable condition and will get corrected. 2. Pencillin allergy is a life threatening condition and everybody should know, that you should have anything to do with pencillin. 3. If anemia becomes severe, you will have fatigue, breathlessness which can progress onto cardiac failure. 4. Need to include more iron fortified foods and iron supplements or even iron infusion into your diet. Hope it helps. Any further queries, happy to help again.