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Do you always feel tired? These health conditions could be the reason

Not getting proper sleep or low levels of red blood cells can cause excessive fatigue. Read on to know about more health conditions that can make you feel tired.

Written by Editorial Team | Published : May 16, 2019 8:00 PM IST

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Extreme-fatigue

There are a number of reasons that can cause tiredness like lack of sleep or even if you catch a flu, you are likely to feel exhausted for a prolonged period of time. Also, battling stressful situations at your workplace or in your daily life can also play a key role in making you feel tired throughout the day. Sometimes this feeling of tiredness can affect your capability to perform your daily activities as well. Fibromyalgia, anaemia, depression are some of the common health conditions that can cause persistent tiredness. Apart from this, allergic rhinitis also known as hay fever could be another prominent risk factor behind your feeling of exhaustion. This allergy can be triggered with dust mites, cockroaches, changes in the weather conditions. While allergies are one of the factors that can make you feel tired for long, there are various other health conditions that can do the same. Here, we tell you about such health problems that leads to fatigue.

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Rheumatoid-Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis: It is a condition that can affect your joints which leads to disability and could be a reason behind extreme tiredness.

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Type-2-diabetes

Type 2 diabetes: High levels of blood sugar can also make you feel extremely tired. This is because high blood glucose can slow the blood circulation which stops your cells from getting efficient levels of oxygen and nutrients, resulting in excessive fatigue.

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Anemia

Anemia occurs when the body doesn’t have enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen to your body's tissues. The primary reasons behind this condition are blood loss, destruction of red blood cells, or your body’s inability to create enough red blood cells. Signs and symptoms of anemia might include fatigue, weakness, pale or yellowish skin, irregular heartbeats, shortness of breath, etc. There are different forms of anemia and each one has its own cause. These include aplastic anemia, iron deficiency anemia, sickle cell anemia, thalassemia, vitamin deficiency anemia. Among these iron-deficiency anemia affects most people. Red blood cells contain a protein called haemoglobin. The bone marrow needs iron to make hemoglobin. Without adequate iron, your body can't make enough hemoglobin for red blood cells. People with iron-deficiency anemia require 150–200 mg of iron a day. Deficiency of folate and vitamin B-12 may also reduce your body’s ability to make red blood cells. If you have anemia, you diet should include foods rich in iron and other vitamins essential to hemoglobin and red blood cell production. Here are a few iron-rich foods your can add to your diet:  Also Read - Best cooking oils for Indian kitchens: Why smoke point matters for your health