Low serum iron, normal ferritin, red blood cells and hemocrit. will 14mg iron a day raise my serum iron? it was only a little low.

Probably not: 14 mg is a very low dose because iron supplements tend to be poorly absorbed. It depends on which form of iron you use but authorities recommend 50-100 mg of elemental iron 3x/day to correct deficiencies. The best absorbed form is iron bis-glycinate but even for that form i advise 25 mg a day.

Is your iron low?: The question is whether you really have iron deficiency anemia. You may want to talk with your doctor again about why your hematocrit is low. In iron deficiency, 1 mg per kg of elemental iron, taken 2-3 times a day, should treat the iron deficiency in 1-2 months, assuming there is not ongoing blood loss. Infections and other medical problems can lower serum iron and raise the ferritin.