Question: Dear Sir, I'm a healthy person who sports 4-5 times a week and eat very healthy. Lots of fish and chicken and less meat. 4 years ago I have had a blood test and came out that I had a high gamma gt (80 and normal was 50 as stated) and this was due to my diet and alcohol consumption as well as light smoking. I was referred to an ultrasound and it came out that I had a light / mild fatty liver. Also my cholesterol was high. so I decided to change my life style, so I started work outs and running for 4-5 times a week. I lost 10 kg and became 75 kg from 85 (I am 171 cm tall) and all values came normal since then. My cholesterol, lever .. etc.. I check blood every year and for this year something weird came out ( at least I think weird) My ferritin (I dont know if this was ever checked by a test) is 324 while it's stating 17-230 for men.. My hb is 8.4 while it had to be minimum of 8.5 (but maybe this is because I sport too much). I am suffering now 3 weeks of a mild cough and lots of stress. the stress and cough are becoming better now. Also I have eczema and nail fungal infection on foot. ( just for information to help you giving your opinion). so if this high Ferritin was from this condition, would go up quickly and then drop down slowly? I will attach my report as all other test came out normal. Crp, lever values, thyroid, Glucose ...etc.. all came normal. Do I have to worry much about this value of ferritin? I have my fears and scares for this now. Note that there is no known family history (father, mother) history of hemochromatosis in the family. If you have any question please let me know. Some additional information: back in 2010 was my ferritin 257 and my HB was 9.2 My HB was last year 8.7 but Ferritin was never checked before now. Can this be due to the infection as there was a cough (acute protein reaction) while my CRP is normal? How does ferritin act in case of a normal infection and does it low down quickly ? How does the CRP act? goes high quickly and reduces quickly? One more information: During the 3 weeks before test, I had so much stress and anxiety that I didnt eat well. I still am very worried about my health while I feel in top condition. Not tired.. my condition is very good or excellent. Thanks for your time. Regards. XXXXXX

Please find the report uploaded My gp advised another test after 3 months but he told me to not be worried at all.. I am a West Asian if this can help Does ferritin react on stress? Or anxiety? How does it increase with alcohol ? Because if it's increased from my alcohol intakes during last year then gamma gt should be high as well , if I am right. And if it was due to a cold or virus infection ( the cough ) does ferritin act and go very high and slowly lower? Or the same as crp? How does crp acts ? I have one more information. I have fungal nails after a long duration fungal infection on my left foot.. 4 nails are infected. Could this be something which effects ferritin? Please help me doctor as suffer now from anxiety about thins condition...

Thanks for your answer doctor. If my nail fungal infection is the reason, then why is crp so low? ( the infection started in the foot.. Lasted for Long before It was treated but I was too late cause my nails were already infected. So the foot infection is healed but the nails aren't treated yet). My gp didn't recommend treating my fungal nails as the meds are heavy for the liver and it requires lots of monitoring. I'm thinking to treat them by laser. My fatty liver was probably due to my high gamma gt that time (it was only 85) because of my diet and lifestyle. Once I reduced the gamma gt to normal values, I thought I might have resolved the fatty liver..but I never had an ultrasound to check. does that remain in you opinion? ( it was slightly mild fatty liver). They told me also that stress and anxiety can cause infection like reaction and would increase ferritin and decrease ( a little ) the hb value which fits in my situation. Could it also be my cough which was not shown on crp as infection? Like a light virus? Does ferritin go low quickly and go up quickly as well? Do you have information about this? I will try to attach a photo of my nail fungal for evaluation if needed. Sorry in advance for the picture of nails Have you checked also my report and all looked ok and no need to be this worry about this elevation of ferritin and low hb? I will try to have an iron rich diet.. Will eat More meet than fish and chicken and also eat enough vitamin C as my low hb might be die the dight.. What do you think?

No worries for the late answer. So now how to get my hb levels to normal ? Any advise? I already started eating iron rich food more than I did.. I hope ferritin won't get higher