How low should your haemoglobin level be to be classed as anaemic?

see idk much about that but as a guess i would say you just have low iron since hemoglobin is formed from iron. anemia is when you have low blood count. so im not sure on levels but as a guess im saying low iron which is the best possible thing in my eyes because that should be decently easy to correct

Oh right so I am borderline anaemic then I guess? Yea, I’m a vegetarian. I guess I’ll take iron supplements and eat plenty of spinach! Thank you.

Also raisons and dried prunes are a good source of iron, plus they contain fiber. (I did read the question, but it has been answered sufficiently, so I thought that I would chip in)

Anemia: The condition of having less than the normal number of red blood cells or less than the normal quantity of hemoglobin in the blood. The oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood is, therefore, decreased.

Persons with anemia may feel tired and fatigue easily, appear pale, develop palpitations and become unusually short of breath. Children with chronic anemia are prone to infections and learning problems.

Anemia has four basic causes. One or more of these causes must be operating to produce anemia:

Hemorrhage – bleeding Hemolysis – excessive destruction of red blood cells Underproduction of red blood cells Not enough normal hemoglobin

Women are more likely than men to have anemia because of the loss of blood each month through menstruation. Iron deficiency anemia is common and in adults is most often due to chronic blood loss. This can be from menstruation or from small amounts of repeated bleeding (which can be very subtle) and in children is due mainly to not enough iron in the diet. Anemia is also often due to gastrointestinal bleeding caused by medications including aspirin and ibuprofen (Advil or Motrin).

There are many forms of anemia, some of them common, others rare.

A CBC (Complete Blood Count) is a lab blood tests that counts & identifies all the cells- white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets

well I was chronically anemic when my hemoglobin was at 6 but i think you’d be anemic if its 8 or 9.

I also want to mention that even though it is recommended spinach is actually a poor source of iron. It contains lots of it but due to oxalates in spinach your body doesn’t absorb the iron in the spinach.

Thank you Irene, I didn’t know that. I’ll research it, my doctor recommended spinach :S. Michel, nice copy and paste job however I know what anaemia is, that wasn’t my question.

The doctor said I am anaemic. I just had a few blood tests and I’m getting the results back in a few days to see if it is any other factors contributing to it other than just my diet.