Question 1

what may cause iron deficiency in the body?

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Lack of intake : Blood loss from any part of the body.
A lack of iron in your diet.
An inability to absorb iron for any reason.
Pregnancy.

Question 2

what can cause anaemia/iron deficiency?

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Lack of iron: Iron loss through bleeding, or iron deficiency through poor nutrition or poor absorption may lead to iron deficiency anemia.  The diagnosis is relatively simple to make and the treatment is inexpensive and effective.  In spite of this, it is the most common form of qnemia in the us. See your doctor if you suspect you have anemia.

Question 3

which causes iron deficiency anaemia to be different to other types of anaemia?

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Types of anemia: There are many causes of anemia. Anemia means a low blood count which can be caused by inadequate production of red blood cells in the bone marrow or excessive loss of blood from different sites in the body. Two of the most common are the uterus and the bowel. Anemia is a sign of a problem which requires diagnosing the cause. Iron deficiency is one such cause.

Question 4

can melanoma cause iron deficiency?

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Yes possible: As we depend on the iron in our diet to supply us with our needs, iron deficiency anemia will occur more quickly if a person's intake is poor for any reason or the quality of their diet is unsatisfactory.
This could happen when people with melanoma which spread to the whole body.

Question 5

can iron deficiency cause weight gain?

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No.: Fe deficiency does not cause wt gain.  In a young menstruating female iron deficiency is caused by monthly loss of blood.

Question 6

what causes anemia besides iron deficiency?

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Many: There are many causes for anemia (RBC), just list a few: 1) decreased production due to not enough nutrition, B12/folate/iron def, or bone marrow diseases or bone marrow suppression from drugs/radiations or due to chronic kidney disease (not enough epoietin); 2) increased destruction: intravascular or extravascular hemolysis; 3) blood loss or chronic disease/cancer or some congenital  diseases.

Question 7

could an iron deficiency be the cause for no periods?

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Anemia: Possible. Wondering if correcting your anemia would help regulate your periods. Very possible if that is the cause.

Question 8

do drs know for sure if anemia is caused by iron deficiency?

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Yes: With proper tests it is a cert.

Question 9

are there other things that cause anemia besides iron-deficiency?

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Chronic diseases: Such as sickle cell, thalassemia, , GI bleed, cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, renal disease can also cause anemia. Prenicious anemia (due to autoimmune destruction of special stomach cells), folate (folic acid) and B12 deficiencies are other causes. Talk with your docotr if special testing is required to determine etiology of anemia and if colonoscopy is required.

Question 10

what may cause iron deficiency?!

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Bleeding/poor intake: The most common cause is bleeding, which could be "normal" like a woman with periods or abnormal bleeding as in the GI tract.  That could be from gastritis, ulcers, abnormal blood vessels, diverticuli (small pockets in the  intestines), or tumors (benign or malignant).  Also very low iron in the diet (no red meat or green leafy vegetables) or failure to absorb iron from the GI tract can do it.

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