Can hemorrhoids cause anemia?

Partoclinic13 Jan, 2025Health

Chronic hemorrhoids can rarely cause anemia. Anemia occurs when your body doesn't have enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen to your cells. Frequent or excessive bleeding from hemorrhoids can lead to anemia. Symptoms of anemia include fatigue. To treat anemia caused by hemorrhoids, you need to treat both the hemorrhoids and the anemia.