Hi,I'm new here and looking for advice.After having some surgery for my Crohns disease over 6 months ago,I feel ok,sometimes dizzy though.I've been getting some blood tranfusions,and iron transfusions,yet my iron levels are still very low.I'm NOT taking iron pills now.--My Iron levels do not seem to go up that much at all. Any ideas as to what could be going on?My doctor wants to give me another colonoscopy even though I had one a few months ago.All answers and advice would be greatly appreciated.Thankyou,Ken.
Can't seem to get my Iron levels up?
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I'm wondering if maybe you have other vitamin deficiencies, because sometimes one vitamin is vital for the absorption/utilisation of another.
Quick research suggests that copper and b2 are vital for iron use, and a deficiency in either can result in an iron deficiency. So I'd ask your doctor about those two specifically.
How much bowel was removed? I had 12 inch of small removed and also had low iron levels, Dr put me on Iron pills and I have not had it checked yet. If alot of bowel was removed maybe you could be suffering from short bowel syndrom?
