What is vitamin C deficiency anemia?
Vitamin C Deficiency Anemia is a severe lack of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) in your diet. It can cause weakness, anemia, gum disease, and skin hemorrhages. This condition usually occurs in malnourished adults.
How do members experience vitamin C deficiency anemia?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with vitamin C deficiency anemia*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Stress
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Anxious mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for vitamin C deficiency anemia*
Treatment
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Type
Supplement
How many have tried
4
Tried for
vitamin C deficiency anemia
(1)
*Data from patients with vitamin C deficiency anemia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Compare treatments taken by people with vitamin C deficiency anemia*
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
vitamin C deficiency anemia
(1)
*Data from patients with vitamin C deficiency anemia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Who has vitamin C deficiency anemia on PatientsLikeMe?
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 0 | |
20s | 3 | |
30s | 3 | |
40s | 5 | |
50s | 6 | |
60s | 4 | |
70+ | 2 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 4 | |
Female | 16 |