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Hemoglobin Any kind of small bleeding can cause low HgB. I never saw any blood in my stool, but my HgB was shockingly at 7.5 when I first knew I was anemic. From that I learned even a slow drip that your body can't catch up with will make it maintain a low blood count. It is kind of like a...

I am new to this forum, but excited to share what I have learned from this disease and to hear your words of wisdom and support. I was originally diagnosed with UC back in 1994 and it was changed to Crohn's Disease in 2005. In all that time, I have never been in remission. I have a very severe...

I have dealt with low Hemoglobin for years. I lived at 8 for years due to chronic GI bleeding. My choice was not to receive blood transfusions, so my Hematologist did IV iron treatments and Procrit injections. But the biggest thing is to stop the bleeding. You are losing blood that is why your...