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What are the causes of low hemoglobin?
Low Hgb levels can be caused by any condition that affects your body’s ability to create red blood cells or conditions that lower red blood cells in your bloodstream.
Possible causes of low Hgb include:
lack of iron in your diet, which makes it harder for your bone marrow to produce Hgblack of folate or vitamin B-12, which can lead to your body producing fewer red blood cells than are neededsevere blood loss after surgery or a major injuryinternal bleeding from stomach ulcers, stomach or colon cancer, or internal injuriessickle cell anemia, a genetic condition that causes red blood cells to be abnormally sickle-shaped and able to carry less Hgbhypothyroidism, which means that the thyroid gland doesn’t produce enough thyroid hormonessplenomegaly, or an enlarged spleen from infection, liver conditions, or cancerbone marrow conditions, such as leukemia, that prevent your bone marrow from producing enough red blood cellschronic kidney disease, in which your kidneys don’t function properly (resulting in a deficiency of erythropoietin, a hormone that stimulates red blood cell production in your bone marrow)
Other causes can include:
donating blood too oftenheavy bleeding during your periodalcohol misusechronic health problems such as autoimmune diseases or cancer
https://www.healthline.com/health/hgb#causes-of-low-hgb
What are the causes of low hemoglobin?
Low Hgb levels can be caused by any condition that affects your body’s ability to create red blood cells or conditions that lower red blood cells in your bloodstream.
Possible causes of low Hgb include:
lack of iron in your diet, which makes it harder for your bone marrow to produce Hgblack of folate or vitamin B-12, which can lead to your body producing fewer red blood cells than are neededsevere blood loss after surgery or a major injuryinternal bleeding from stomach ulcers, stomach or colon cancer, or internal injuriessickle cell anemia, a genetic condition that causes red blood cells to be abnormally sickle-shaped and able to carry less Hgbhypothyroidism, which means that the thyroid gland doesn’t produce enough thyroid hormonessplenomegaly, or an enlarged spleen from infection, liver conditions, or cancerbone marrow conditions, such as leukemia, that prevent your bone marrow from producing enough red blood cellschronic kidney disease, in which your kidneys don’t function properly (resulting in a deficiency of erythropoietin, a hormone that stimulates red blood cell production in your bone marrow)
Other causes can include:
donating blood too oftenheavy bleeding during your periodalcohol misusechronic health problems such as autoimmune diseases or cancer
https://www.healthline.com/health/hgb#causes-of-low-hgb
