{"id":4526,"date":"2023-09-12T13:37:29","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T13:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4526"},"modified":"2023-09-14T08:25:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T08:25:00","slug":"iron-deficiency","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4526","title":{"rendered":"Iron Deficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4526\" class=\"elementor elementor-4526\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dca6c8d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"dca6c8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2590ba6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2590ba6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Know All About<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29e3dfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"29e3dfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<!DOCTYPE html>\r\n<html lang=\"en\">\r\n<head>\r\n    <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\r\n    <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\r\n    <title>Dropdown with Links and Arrow<\/title>\r\n    <!-- Include Font Awesome -->\r\n    <link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/cdnjs.cloudflare.com\/ajax\/libs\/font-awesome\/6.4.0\/css\/all.min.css\">\r\n    <style>\r\n        .dropdown-container {\r\n            position: relative;\r\n            display: inline-block;\r\n            width: 350px; \/* Adjust the width as needed *\/\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .dropdown {\r\n            width: 100%;\r\n            max-height: 150px; \/* Adjust the maximum height as needed *\/\r\n            overflow-y: auto;\r\n            border: 1px solid #ccc;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .dropdown-button {\r\n            width: 100%;\r\n 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margin-left: 5px;\r\n        }\r\n    <\/style>\r\n<\/head>\r\n<body>\r\n    <div class=\"dropdown-container\">\r\n        <div class=\"dropdown-button\">Select From Menu<i class=\"fas fa-caret-down\"><\/i><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"dropdown-options\">\r\n            <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3538\">Ashthma<\/a><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3554\">Acute Respiratory Infections<\/a><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3562\">Acute Viral Hepatitus<\/a><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3571\">Acute Lymphoctic Leukemia<\/a><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3580\">Amoebiasis<\/a><\/div>\r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3599\">Balanitis<\/a><\/div>\r\n             <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3607\">Bed Wetting<\/a><\/div>\r\n              <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3616\">Boils<\/a><\/div>\r\n               <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3625\">Chicken Pox<\/a><\/div>\r\n                 <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3638\">Colic<\/a><\/div>\r\n                   <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3647\">Common Cold<\/a><\/div>\r\n                     <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3663\">Convulsive Disorder<\/a><\/div>\r\n                     \r\n                      <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3675\">Conjunctivitis<\/a><\/div>\r\n                       <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3717\">Constipation<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3745\">Diaper Rash<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3779\">Diphtheria<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3838\">Dog Bite<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3894\">Dehydration<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3950\">Ear Infection<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3970\">Encorpresis<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4010\">Endocarditis Bacterial<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4045\">Epilipsy<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4073\">Febrile Convulsion<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4136\">Fever of unknown origin<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4150\">Failure to thrive<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4213\">Gastro-Enteritis<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4244\">German Measles<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4278\">Glomerulo-Nephritis<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4297\">Giardiasis<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4327\">Hair Fall (Telogen Effluvium)<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4352\">Haemolytic Anemia<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4387\">Hemophilia<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4414\">Hyperpyrexia\/Heat Stroke<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4436\">Infantile Eczema<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4462\">Intussusception<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4526\">Iron Deficiency<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4547\">Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4591\">Lactose Intolerance<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4592\">Mumps<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4621\">Measles<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4633\">Motion Sickness<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4644\">Nephrotic Syndrome<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4656\">Pica<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4664\">Poliomyelitis<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4681\">Prickly heat<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4690\">REYE'S SYNDROME<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4702\">Rh Group & Rh Incompatibility<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4714\">Ringworm<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4725\">Roundworms<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4588\">Rheumatic Fever<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4583\">Sleep apnea in infants<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4549\">Sunburn<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=2044\">Teething<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4488\">Thallasemia<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4422\">Thrush(Oral Thrush)<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4382\">Thumb Sucking<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4305\">Tonsillitis<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4249\">Tuberculosis<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4221\">Undescended Testes<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4183\">Vulvovaginitis<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4138\">Whooping Cough(Pertussis)<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4097\">Worms<\/a><\/div>\r\n            <!-- Add more options as needed with appropriate href values -->\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/body>\r\n<\/html>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-525cbb3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"525cbb3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-186688b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"186688b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CHICKEN POX<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03dea1f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"03dea1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c06c29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c06c29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Definition:<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33cafde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33cafde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The word Anemia denotes insufficient haemoglobin in red blood cells or decreased number of circulating red blood cells. (Normal Hb values vary with age). It is only a symptom of other disorders and not a disease in itself. For proper treatment, the cause must be found and treated.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44faf44 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"44faf44\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee644cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee644cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sex or Age most Affected<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c75570 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c75570\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>both sexes; all ages.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ec0e9e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"8ec0e9e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a46e7ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a46e7ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Signs & Symptons<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0095045 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0095045\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Signs of pronounced anemia include:<\/p><ul><li>Tiredness and weakness.<\/li><li>Paleness, especially in the hands and lining of the lower eyelids.<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><p><br \/>Less common signs include:<\/p><ul><li>Beefy-red tongue.<\/li><li>Breathlessness.<\/li><li>Rapid heartbeat.<\/li><li>Unusual quietness or withdrawal in a child.<\/li><li>Appetite loss.<\/li><li>Abdominal discomfort.<\/li><li>Cravings for ice, paint or dirt (pica).<\/li><li>\u00ef\u00bf\u00bdSusceptibility to infection.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b62e3f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"8b62e3f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0365d31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0365d31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Causes<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75439df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75439df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Inadequate intake of Iron:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Between 6 months and 2 years of age, children may consume large quantities of milk, to the exclusion of iron-containing foods.<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Decreased absorption of Iron:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Malabsorption syndromes<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Increases requirement:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Growth spurts<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Increased losses:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Chronic blood loss as in hookworm infections<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Premature birth- premature babies often have low stores of iron at birth.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27670eb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"27670eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-708878b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"708878b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Risk Increases With<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01a866a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01a866a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Poverty.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e291fa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"0e291fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8414108 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8414108\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prevention<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d8b9fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d8b9fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Maintain an adequate iron intake through a well-balanced diet or iron supplements. Provide iron-fortified formula for bottle-fed infants.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58f9ac5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"58f9ac5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a8d881 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a8d881\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diagnostic Measures<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a8ac8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a8ac8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Observation of symptoms.<\/li><li>History and examination by a doctor.<\/li><li>Laboratory blood studies, especially of hemoglobin, red-blood-cell counts, hematocrit &amp; blood indices.<\/li><li>Stool examination to detect worms or occult blood.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f43f1be e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"f43f1be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b731bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b731bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TREATMENT<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a445782 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a445782\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">General Measures<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25e2498 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25e2498\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The most important part of treatment for iron-deficiency anemia is to correct the underlying cause. Iron deficiency can be treated well with oral iron supplements. Injectables and Blood transfusions are very rarely required.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56e91cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"56e91cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10e85ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10e85ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Medication<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9936e44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9936e44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Your doctor may prescribe iron supplements. REMEMBER<\/p><ul><li>Give iron on an empty stomach (at least 1\/2-hour before meals) for best absorption. If it upsets your child&#8217;s stomach, you may give it with a small amount of food (except milk).<\/li><li>If other medications are being given, wait at least 2 hours after taking iron before taking them. Antacids and tetracyclines especially interfere with iron absorption.<\/li><li>\u00ef\u00bf\u00bd Continue iron supplements until 2 to 3 months after blood tests return to normal.<\/li><li>Because liquid iron supplements may discolor the teeth, a child should preferably drink any liquid iron preparation through a straw. Iron supplements may also cause black bowel movements, diarrhea or constipation.<\/li><li>Too much iron is dangerous. A bottle of iron tablets can poison a child. Keep iron supplements out of the reach of children.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-835e17b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"835e17b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d07b569 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d07b569\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diet<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9dd15d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9dd15d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Give your child enough protein and iron-containing foods, including meat, beans and leafy green vegetables.<\/li><li>Increase dietary fiber to prevent constipation.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f3dfe6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"7f3dfe6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a3c810 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a3c810\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contact your Doctor<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cce537f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cce537f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Nausea, vomiting, severe diarrhea or constipation occur during treatment<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Know All About Dropdown with Links and Arrow Select From Menu Ashthma Acute Respiratory Infections Acute Viral Hepatitus Acute Lymphoctic Leukemia Amoebiasis Balanitis Bed Wetting Boils Chicken Pox Colic Common Cold Convulsive Disorder Conjunctivitis Constipation Diaper Rash Diphtheria Dog Bite Dehydration Ear Infection Encorpresis Endocarditis Bacterial Epilipsy Febrile Convulsion Fever of unknown origin Failure to &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4526\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Iron Deficiency<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4526","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4526"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5210,"href":"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4526\/revisions\/5210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}