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Can you please list the common causes of iron loss?
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Several!: Anyone of these alone or in combination can make you iron deficient! 1. Inadequate intake of iron containing foods. 2. Bleeding from the stomach or intestines. 3. Excessive menstrual blood loss. 4. Malabsorption of iron from the GI tract. Can occur several ways; no acid from the stomach, or inflammation of the tail of the small intestine! 4. You can actually sweat to iron deficiency.
Answered 6/10/2014
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