Second post today 😲. I'm legit still not over the anemia=colon cancer thought yet and it's been almost a week. I don't really want to see the hospital or any medical place...ever..again. I was scaring myself again and looking up signs you have anemia. So I have fatigue, dizziness/lightheaded, difficulty concentrating, irritation, and some other symptoms. All or almost all of my anemia "symptoms" are also related to anxiety which I suffer from, health anxiety mostly but generally anxiety. I noticed today that my hand is "paler" than its usual reddish tone. It's not yellow and apparently looks "normal" like the other human palms on google. I'm on my period and it's a bit heavy, I guess. I literally check the inside lower lid like everyday. It's red-pink, doesn't seem very pale unless I pull it down harder (more pressure )making it go a paler pink for a few seconds. My tongue doesn't smell pale either. People say my skin looks normal, and I don't think it looks unusually pale? Haven't been out in the sun much, though. My lips are always red/pink. The thing that freaks me out most is how my pale my some of my nails are. Well maybe not extrmely pale or white. Just that the middle-pinkie fingers are partially pale? Starting at the cuticle, it pale/lighter and then it darken to a more pink color. Kinda like what those anemic people have but probably not white, white. I'm 16 btw
It sounds like it's your anxiety. Anxiety can do alsorts to your body. To have colon cancer at your age would be extremely rare so try not to worry about that. I had low iron years ago and we never found out why. I stressed over it as I wanted an answer but after years in tablets now tablet free and my results are always in the 80s which is good for me. Lots of girls suffer with it from heavy periods. I wasn't having them at the time of my low iron so it's still a mystery. Try and relax and not focus on your skin and nails. Everyone will be looking paler at this time of year. If your not getting an sun try a vitamin D vitamin.
Hope you feel better soon.
Thanks. It's basically my nails and my hand Palm color that I worried about. But my hand isn't yellow so I think thats good, it still has the reddish tinge so whatever, I'm less worried. My nails..are pretty brittle (I bit them because of stress), again that pale color starting at the cuticle.
I have brittle nails at the minute too. It said it can be a weather thing. I've cut mine right down.
Its hard when you are worried about something and fixate on it. It's all you think about. I am the same.