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Health Post: Iron Deficiency

Please do not neglect your health.  

I am a woman of faith, but also pay attention to ensure my body's taken care of by God's grace (working on the exercise bit though😆). Many have lost their lives because of a lack of understanding of the balance of faith and knowledge. I share this to encourage you to do your best to ensure you're at optimum health at all times:

During my second year I think at University, I went through a phase where I used to get really tired, without much strenuous activity.  I mentioned it to my Uncle who encouraged me to visit the *GP; I booked an appointment and saw one. After a series of questions and tests, I was told I had an iron deficiency, was written some prescriptions and offered dietary advice on various sources of iron (red meat is one, an advice i treasured 😆).

Some years later during my national service, my Community Development Service group had a session with the National Blood Transfusion Service. I was serving as the General Secretary then, so did a lot of the event organisation and really looked forward to donating blood. The D-day arrived, a prick test was performed on me and I got the 'bad' news that i couldn't donate blood because my haemoglobin level was low; this saddened me as I really looked forward to it. I was given dietary advice though: "Eat lots of Ugu", a dark green vegetable found in Nigeria.

I share these to highlight two points:
1. The first incident had a trigger - I used to get too tired quickly;
2. The second didn't have any trigger, i 'accidentally' found out.

It is good to schedule regular medical checkups to ensure your health is top-notch. 

 I'm not saying something bad would happen to you, but it's better to check things out and ensure all is ok, rather than be thrown into disarray if something's seriously wrong or discovered at an advanced stage.
I'll advice women especially to ensure a regular intake of foods with natural sources of iron since we lose some amount of blood regularly: "Up ya Ugu intake" 😁.

When was the last time you had a checkup? Please don't put it off.

*GP - General practitioner. He/She first point of call for non-emergency medical care in the UK if I'm not mistaken, and works in a Surgery.

Disclaimer: I am not a medical doctor; my advice is based on my experience, which may differ from yours. I am not saying you have an iron deficiency if you find you get tired easily. Whatever your case may be, please visit the doctor and get tested; they'll (hopefully) give you the best possible advice after examining you.

© Lydia Ndagilaya






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