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What Causes Low Iron Levels In Blood In Spite Of Being On Iron Rich Diet?

I am anemic . I am 62 yrs old and very healthy. I take feramax iron supplements and try to eat iron rich foods but my Dr. Checks my blood work every couple months and it stays quite low 82 then 92 then 102 . Should I be seeing a hematologist . He suggested a hysterectomy but no need if I don t have periods anymore , right ? Thank you / so sorry thought this was free .
Mon, 18 Jan 2016
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Hi, dear
I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern.
You have low iron despite of oral iron supplements and iron rich food.
It may be due to either chronic blood loss or some malabsorption of iron. You should check for bleeding. If there is gynecological cause then you should go for hysterectomy. If no bleeding from uterus then nothing to worry about that.
You should also go for occult stool blood test and ultrasound abdomen. If you don't have any cause of bleeding then you should try injectable iron like iron sucrose or iron dextran.
Consult your doctor and take treatment accordingly.
Hope I have answered your question, if you have doubt then I will be happy to answer. Thanks for using health care magic. Wish you a very good health.
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What Causes Low Iron Levels In Blood In Spite Of Being On Iron Rich Diet?

Hi, dear I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. You have low iron despite of oral iron supplements and iron rich food. It may be due to either chronic blood loss or some malabsorption of iron. You should check for bleeding. If there is gynecological cause then you should go for hysterectomy. If no bleeding from uterus then nothing to worry about that. You should also go for occult stool blood test and ultrasound abdomen. If you don t have any cause of bleeding then you should try injectable iron like iron sucrose or iron dextran. Consult your doctor and take treatment accordingly. Hope I have answered your question, if you have doubt then I will be happy to answer. Thanks for using health care magic. Wish you a very good health.