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Low iron levels

I do not have anemia but I guess low ferritin (which is basically your iron storage) is low. My dr was ordering iron supplements and also told me to take a multi vitamin. Seems like an awful lot of iron though doesn't it??

I am worried that I may be bleeding internally.. and they are not doing anything to check. He said it is either caused by not getting enough in the diet or internally bleeding somewhere. I have a lot of reflux problems and asked if I could have a bleeding ulcer but he said no. How would he know that I don't??

I have a history of an ED. I eat zero red meat.. mostly just turkey and chicken. WOuld this make me low in ferritin?

Re: Low iron levels

  • Are you pregnant?
  • I had to take iron supplements on top of my prenatals too, sometimes 2 per day.  It's pretty common actually.
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  • Nope. Not pregnant but I do not eat any red meat. I have a history of an eating disorder. If I were bleeding internally wouldn't I have some other type of symptoms?
  • I don't eat any meat at all and I go from anemic to normal iron levels all the time.  I think it just happens. my fist pg. I had to take iron, my second I did not.

    black stool is a sign of internal bleeding.

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