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Iron Deficient, Taking Supplements. Iron Readings Higher Taking Supplement, Lower When Not Taking. Opinion?

My doctor says I am iron deficient, but not anemic. I thought they were the same thing. He recommended that I take iron supplements three times a day for 4-6 months. I've taken iron pills before and I seem to get higher iron readings while I take them, but then when I stop, my iron levels go back down again. Am I going to have to take supplements for the rest of my life.
Fri, 4 Oct 2013
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Hi friend Welcome to Health Care,

I understand your problem , You have to take Iron regularly for few more months and should find the cause for iron depletion in your body ,
It may be due to No iron supplement in diet stuff or some bleeding like peptic ulcer disease or blood in stool which cause iron to deplete faster , Worm infection in Gut is major cause in majority of individual , Deworm Regularly and improve healthy food habits along with Iron tablets for quite some months then there wont be need to take lifelong iron tablet in future .
Wishing you a healthy lifestyle.
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Iron Deficient, Taking Supplements. Iron Readings Higher Taking Supplement, Lower When Not Taking. Opinion?

Hi friend Welcome to Health Care, I understand your problem , You have to take Iron regularly for few more months and should find the cause for iron depletion in your body , It may be due to No iron supplement in diet stuff or some bleeding like peptic ulcer disease or blood in stool which cause iron to deplete faster , Worm infection in Gut is major cause in majority of individual , Deworm Regularly and improve healthy food habits along with Iron tablets for quite some months then there wont be need to take lifelong iron tablet in future . Wishing you a healthy lifestyle.