Complete Guide on Anemia - Iron Catch
                     A complete guidebook about 
Iron Deficiency Anemia 
Iron is important for the body. It helps to 
create energy, is instrumental in creating 
DNA, and is used to clear up free radicals that 
can cause damage. There is a small margin 
between the amount of iron taken in by diet 
and the body’s requirements and this helps to 
explain why infant children and female adults 
are at higher risk for 
Iron Deficiency Anemia.
There are many facets of iron deficiency 
which include iron loss, iron intake, iron 
absorption, and physiological demand and if 
the iron is depleted at one of these sources it 
leads to iron deficiency.
Stages of Iron Deficiency and their 
severity:
There are three stages to iron deficiency – pre-latent, latent, and 
IDA.
•The pre-latent stage is when the iron storage, primarily in the liver 
and muscle cells, starts to deplete. These stores can deplete 
without causing anemia because the body recycles the old red 
blood cells and uses the iron found in hemoglobin to fuel the 
body’s needs. Hemoglobin is found in red blood cells and is 
essential for transporting oxygen all around the body.
•Latent stage occurs when the stores are fully depleted, but the 
hemoglobin levels are still within the normal range.
•IDA is characterized by a decrease in ferritin levels, which affects 
how iron is stored, a decrease in serum iron, as well as decreased 
transferrin saturation, which is how iron is transferred around the 
body.
•Typically, hemoglobin and hematocrit levels are low in anemic 
patients, but not until after the stores have been depleted 
completely.
Symptoms of IDA: 
A person with IDA may present with no symptoms 
or have minimal complaints. Symptoms include 
decreased exercise tolerance, fatigue, dizziness, 
irritability, weakness, palpitations, vertigo, 
shortness of breath, or chest pain. Other 
symptoms are increased heartbeat, a pale 
appearance, decreased mental alertness, and 
may have a diminished vibratory sense or gait 
abnormality. 
Laboratory tests are needed to confirm IDA which 
confirm low serum iron and ferritin levels and a 
high total iron binding capacity or TIBC, which is 
an indication that iron receptors are very sensitive 
and are ready to receive iron to incorporate into 
the cell.
Causes of IDA
Iron deficiency anemia happens when there is a 
prolonged negative iron balance or dietary iron 
intake does not meet the physiological needs of 
the body. In less industrialized nations, nutritional 
intake has a high impact on iron deficiency. When 
the diet is limited in meats, fresh fruit and 
vegetables, or is high in substances that form 
complexes with iron, this may lead to an iron 
deficiency.
There are also many malabsorptive syndromes 
that may cause IDA. Situations that increase the 
demand for iron are frequent blood donations, 
menstruation, participating in endurance sports, 
pregnancy and lactation, infancy and 
adolescence. Blood loss is another important 
cause of IDA. This can result from many 
disorders, including hemorrhoids, copious 
menstrual flow, peptic ulcers and postpartum 
bleeding as a few examples.
Treatment of Iron Deficiency 
Anemia:
Treatment for IDA depends on the severity of the disease. Because iron 
deficiency is a signal of an underlying illness it is necessary to treat the 
illness prior to correcting the iron levels. In mild cases utilization of 
nutritional intake may be vital. Iron is poorly absorbed from regular 
foods like fruits, vegetables, grains, and dairy and the best absorbed 
from poultry, meat, and fish.
People with IDA are suggested to increase the amount of meat intake 
during meals, with moderate dairy and tea intake in between meals. In 
mild to moderate IDA, dietary supplements are used to increase the 
amount of iron in the body. 
There are many forms of supplement available including ferrous sulfate, 
succinate, lactate, fumarate, glycine sulfate, glutamate, and gluconate. 
The general recommendation is 200mg of elemental iron divided into 
two or three doses daily to increase absorption and to avoid adverse 
reactions.
Adverse reactions include dark discoloration of the feces, constipation 
or diarrhea, or nausea and vomiting. In severe cases of IDA, 
malabsorptive disorders, or intolerance to oral supplements 
intravenous iron supplementation is used. Severe cases of IDA 
typically arise when significant blood loss has occurred, blood 
transfusions are refused, and the patient cannot take oral supplements.
Safe treatment for IDA
The safest treatment so far as scientific innovation could 
lead to is Iron Catch which is the only iron supplement 
that doesn’t contain iron. It is effective and fast and acts 
within a month to treat IDA. It works by absorbing the 
amount of iron from regular food by accelerating the 
process by three to five times.
Availability of Iron Catch
Iron Catch is an innovation of Innovated Med 
Pharmaceutical and is exclusively available in their 
official website https://www.iron-catch.com/. You may 
place your order by calling them up at 
833.550.6660.