A 25-year-old female asked:
What may cause iron deficiency?!
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Dr. Stuart Merlanswered
45 years experience
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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Dr. Scott Bolhackanswered
Wound care 37 years experience
Iron deficiency: Lack of intake of iron or abnormal loss of iron (through the loss of or leakage of blood) is the way to look at this issue.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
What may cause iron deficiency in the body?
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Dr. Ahmad M Hadiedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 51 years experience
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.
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A 27-year-old member asked:
What problems can be caused by iron deficiency?
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Dr. David Milleranswered
Family Medicine 12 years experience
Anemia: Iron is critical to making hemoglobin. Iron deficiency cause anemia. If it is low, it can be due to several causes and should be investigated carefully. See your doc right away if you think you are low in iron and/or anemic.
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Chronic anemia from a young age caused by iron deficiency may also affect neurodevelopment and IQ.
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Canada
A 43-year-old male asked:
Can men get iron deficiency and what could cause that..?
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Dr. Christian Schultheisanswered
Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Yes: Blood loss, most commonly from the gut. Malabsorption. Frequent blood donations. Hope this helps.
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A 17-year-old female asked:
How can eating ice can cause iron deficiency?
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Dr. J. Lawrence Dohananswered
Dermatology 59 years experience
It can NOT: Iron deficiency is mostly from blood loss such as heavy menstrual bleeding or child birth. Hookworm is an important cause in some places. Injuries, intestinal bleeding, major surgery, frequent blood donations are also causes.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Does tea cause iron deficiency?
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Dr. Ankush Bansalanswered
Internal Medicine 16 years experience
No: Tea or toast does not cause iron deficiency at all. But if you live off pretty much just things like tea, toast, alcohol, etc., then you will become iron deficient from lack of nutrients, including iron.
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