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A member asked:
I've had abdominal pain in rif for a year; endoscopies 9 months ago were fine but ferritin has dropped to 7 (not vegetarian, normal periods) what now?
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Talk to GI doc: I'm not sure what RIF is (?right inferolateral) but if you had both egd/colonoscopy and they were normal, you may consider either repeating upper endoscopy or considering a pillcam. Testing your stool for blood can help determine if you're losing blood from GI tract
Answered 2/2/2016
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