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A member asked:
Can iron deficiency start from the blood and not stores, in my blood works hgb, rbc fine every time only iron was always low, how???
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Of course: Iron deficiency is present and you can feel crummy long before you become anemic. Now, why are you iron deficient? I hope you are not a non-supplementing vegetarian. If so, please reconsider. Your physician will check you for possible sources of blood loss. If you have some other illness that might make your iron low, such as arthritis, this may explain it.
Answered 8/18/2014
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