What is folate deficiency anemia?

Folate, a 1-carbon transporter, is present in natural foods such as green vegetables, legumes, and some fruits. Deficiency arises due to dietary insufficiency, malabsorption, drugs and toxins, or increased resulting in megaloblastic anemia.

How do members experience folate deficiency anemia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with folate deficiency anemia*

*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 folate deficiency anemia*

*Data from patients with folate deficiency anemia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with folate deficiency anemia*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Folic Acid Prescription)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
folate deficiency anemia (1)

*Data from patients with folate deficiency anemia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has folate deficiency anemia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 2
30s 12
40s 9
50s 16
60s 11
70+ 4

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 7
Female 47