Southsidee
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My girlfriend, early 20’s, has a history of anemia symptoms e.g. fatigue, weakness, low BP, dizziness, feeling cold etc. She’s had testing done multiple times in the last few years and consistently her hemoglobin, iron and ferritin numbers are coming in just under, or at the lower end, of the “normal” range.
Her diet has been lacking in iron for most of her life since she doesn’t eat much meat and is a picky eater in general. However, within the last few months she’s been eating green vegetables and supplementing iron (approx. 150% RDI) as well as occasionally eating some chicken liver.
She got some tests done last week and all her blood markers came in unchanged, i.e. at the absolute lower end of the range – and she’s still experiencing the above symptoms.
Has anyone dealt with something like this or could point us in the right direction? Does she need to supplement a higher dosage or is there some systematic issue keeping her iron/hemoglobin low?
Many thanks!
Her diet has been lacking in iron for most of her life since she doesn’t eat much meat and is a picky eater in general. However, within the last few months she’s been eating green vegetables and supplementing iron (approx. 150% RDI) as well as occasionally eating some chicken liver.
She got some tests done last week and all her blood markers came in unchanged, i.e. at the absolute lower end of the range – and she’s still experiencing the above symptoms.
Has anyone dealt with something like this or could point us in the right direction? Does she need to supplement a higher dosage or is there some systematic issue keeping her iron/hemoglobin low?
Many thanks!