Iron deficiency but not anemic

[Guest guest]

Hi

Its been a long time since I posted as since my myo a few years back

I have been on an even keel. Any way, I received a call from my doc

and my blood work came back that I am iron deficient but not anemic

as the blood count is good. The last time this happened I was

totally anemic so it kind of made sense to me...however, in the past

they did all kinds of follow up to try to understand why this

happened. the end result was nothing could be found and I used alot

of iron, but I suspect it might have been the fibroids. Although,

the growth was on top of the fundus into my ab cavity so I did not

experience the horrible periods and would not be able to tell if

this was the truth. Now here I am walking that same road and have

been told to eat more meat...2-3 times a wk of red meat is

enough...or take iron again. I want to know the cause not the

treatment...could this be the fibroids in the AB cavity causing

a " slow " leak...has any one heard of this or does any one have any

ideas?

thanks

[Guest guest]

Hi...I am new here...and have enjoyed the info...I too have just been informed

of low iron...but the blood count is fine.....the doctor just started me on

Chromagen Forte once a day.....for some reason the body is using the iron

stores......and possibly from the perios and blood loss each month, but has not

seemed that heavy to me.......so not sure either.......look up Iron deficiancy

on the search engine and there are several sites...I am curios also.....but said

I would increase the iron intake and do the meds..and hope it helps.....several

things can cause this from what I have been reading! Good luck!~

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Maybe your doc is trying to tell you that your iron stores are deficient. Your

counts could be normal and your stores could be low. Anemia is common amoung

women of childbearing years who have " normal " periods. It's also common amoung

pregnant women.

Once you have anemia and it reaches a certain point, diet alone won't build your

iron levels back up, you'd need iron pills. If your iron stores aren't too

depleted you can try a good multivitamin with 100% iron and Total cereal is a

great source of iron and vitamins. You'll need vitamin C for absorbtion. But you

might want to take iron pills for a short time to build up your iron more

quickly.

You are right, Anemia is a symptom of a underlying problem. It can have many

causes. Poor diet and a normal period would be enough. It could be a fibroid but

only in certain locations. A fibroid that doesn't allow the uterus to clamp down

properly. This will increase your bleeding and lead to anemia. You can ask for a

saline ultrasound and this would give you a better picture (than a regular

ultrasound) of the inside of your uterus. A MRI gives a even better picture but

your insurance might not agree to the expense.

Ask for the ultrasound. Rule this out. My friend became severely anemic due to a

ovarian cyst. You can also lose blood in your bowels. There's just many reasons

for anemia.

You might try iron pills for a short time. Then do the multivitamin with iron

and Total. Don't let it get out of hand because it takes a long time to build

your stores back to normal. Up to a year. Ask for the saline scan. You might

have your answer.

Ku

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your reply and also Jane C. I am going to pursue and ask

them to tell me where the iron is being lost as I too have what I

would say is not heavy periods and I do eat meat...so we need to try

to figure this out.

Take care

> Hi,

>

> Maybe your doc is trying to tell you that your iron stores are

deficient. Your counts could be normal and your stores could be low.

Anemia is common amoung women of childbearing years who have " normal "

periods. It's also common amoung pregnant women.

>

> Once you have anemia and it reaches a certain point, diet alone

won't build your iron levels back up, you'd need iron pills. If your

iron stores aren't too depleted you can try a good multivitamin with

100% iron and Total cereal is a great source of iron and vitamins.

You'll need vitamin C for absorbtion. But you might want to take iron

pills for a short time to build up your iron more quickly.

>

> You are right, Anemia is a symptom of a underlying problem. It can

have many causes. Poor diet and a normal period would be enough. It

could be a fibroid but only in certain locations. A fibroid that

doesn't allow the uterus to clamp down properly. This will increase

your bleeding and lead to anemia. You can ask for a saline ultrasound

and this would give you a better picture (than a regular ultrasound)

of the inside of your uterus. A MRI gives a even better picture but

your insurance might not agree to the expense.

>

> Ask for the ultrasound. Rule this out. My friend became severely

anemic due to a ovarian cyst. You can also lose blood in your bowels.

There's just many reasons for anemia.

>

> You might try iron pills for a short time. Then do the multivitamin

with iron and Total. Don't let it get out of hand because it takes a

long time to build your stores back to normal. Up to a year. Ask for

the saline scan. You might have your answer.

>

> Ku

[Guest guest]

Hi...This sounds so much like what I have been dealing with...my

period is not what I would call real heavy..so where is it going or

is just an absorption issue. I have to see my doc on Fri so will

discuss further as I only know from the voice mail that if I lost a

major amount of blood my iron stores are too low.

Thank you for the info and will check further. Would be interested

if you learn something more in the mean time. Feel free to email me.

Thanks

Lyn

> Hi...I am new here...and have enjoyed the info...I too have just

been informed of low iron...but the blood count is fine.....the

doctor just started me on Chromagen Forte once a day.....for some

reason the body is using the iron stores......and possibly from the

perios and blood loss each month, but has not seemed that heavy to

me.......so not sure either.......look up Iron deficiancy on the

search engine and there are several sites...I am curios also.....but

said I would increase the iron intake and do the meds..and hope it

helps.....several things can cause this from what I have been

reading! Good luck!~

[Guest guest]

Hi Lyn...let me know what your doc says..I am also curious...my doc pretty much

says it is not that uncommon..I am 47....so????? Will see...... Talk to you

later....Check this site out.....

http://www.enerchihealth.com/healthnotes/20020627_you_dont_have.html

........Jane

diamondsmileca diamondsmileca@...> wrote:Hi...This sounds so much like

what I have been dealing with...my

period is not what I would call real heavy..so where is it going or

is just an absorption issue. I have to see my doc on Fri so will

discuss further as I only know from the voice mail that if I lost a

major amount of blood my iron stores are too low.

Thank you for the info and will check further. Would be interested

if you learn something more in the mean time. Feel free to email me.

Thanks

Lyn