What is Thalassemia Treatment?

Thalassemia is a name for a group of inherited blood disorders. When you have Thalassemia Treatment, your body makes fewer red blood cells and less haemoglobin than normal. Haemoglobin is an iron-rich protein in red blood cells. It allows the red blood cells to carry oxygen from your lungs to the rest of your body. Having not enough red blood cell haemoglobin is anemia. Anemia interferes with your body’s ability to move oxygen from your lungs to all of your organs and limbs.

Thalassemia symptoms depend on the type of you have and how severe the anemia becomes. Some people have little or even no symptoms. Other people have mild to severe symptoms. Symptoms of thalassemia may include one or more of the following:

• Paleness
• Tiredness, low energy, or muscle weakness (also called fatigue)
• Lightheadedness or shortness of breath
• Lack of appetite
• Dark urine
• Jaundice (yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes)
• In children, slow growth and delayed puberty
• Bone deformities in the face
• Abdominal swelling

Children who are born with thalassemia may show signs of the disease right away, or symptoms may appear later. Most signs and symptoms usually show up within the first 2 years of life. If your child has delayed growth, it’s important to find out if he or she might have thalassemia. Untreated thalassemia can cause heart failure and infection.