• Question: I eat well and sleep for 7-8 hours. Why do I still feel tired?

    Asked by anon-176107 to Ali on 21 Jun 2018.
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      Ali Hill answered on 21 Jun 2018:

      Could be a number of reasons and it’s not something I’d want to diagnose over the Internet – I suggest you go to the doctors to get it checked out. One thing it may be is that your iron levels are low, meaning you’re anaemic. The doctor will be able to do a blood test to tell you pretty quickly if that’s what it is. If it is, they put you on iron pills and you feel better pretty quickly – I had it after my daughter was born. Anaemia is really common in females, particularly vegetarians. But it could be something else, which is why it’s worth going to your GP. Hope you get it sorted!

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