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A member asked:
Hi. my husband was diagnosed with hemochromotosis and his iron level is at 3000. im scared. should i be? or am i overreacting? he is a heavy drinker.
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Take care of it.: Untreated, it is a factor in development of liver failure (bad). Drinking, hepatitis, and iron overload more than add up to kill the liver. They are all addressable.
Answered 11/27/2017
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