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I am in the hospital and they said my blood count is low and made me drink a powder, what can cause the low blood count to happen?
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Anemia: Anemia can be caused by blood loss in the GI tract (ulcer, gastritis, inflammatory bowel disease), by excessive menstrual bleeding (common), by breakdown of the red cells in the body (hemolytic anemia, uncommon), by hypersplenism, by bone marrow failure. Get evaluation by a gastroenterologist and a hematologist. Get blood drawn for iron, ferritin, CBC and diff.
Answered 6/10/2014
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Many things: One of them is bleeding from a stomach ulcer that is being investigated by x=ray using barium contrast medium that you probably drunk.
Answered 3/29/2013
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