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Can a cbc detect malabsorption?
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Not directly...: Someone who is not absorbing iron or vitamin B12 for example will have a characteristic type of anemia (low red blood cell count) that will be detected on a cbc. It is possible to have malabsorption and a normal cbc, however. It all depends on what is not being absorbed and the length of symptoms.
Answered 12/13/2016
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Secondarily: Only secondarily , if your anemic or if your malabsorption is due to an allergy.
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