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Iron Depletion in Blood related to COVID?
Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: Nov 7 7:35am | Replies (1078)Comment receiving replies
You must be careful with iron but in your current situation it should be good to start , confirm with your Dr. all these issues seem to be the same but we must rely on Dr input. Although we must also take an active roll in our treatment. The problem is they all follow Protocols , this is a new issues so no protocols exist. They go with the older protocol and start looking for bleeding first. If you read through this blog you will see everyone falls through the same process first they wanna colonoscopy then they need the upper endoscopy. Generally both show nothing.
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I just had occasion for a GI consult on another issue, and because this issue is a hot topic on Connect I asked why they start with these 2 tests. Her reply was that it is protocol because over 70% of anemia cases show a bleed in one of the 2 tests, even now, so it needs to be addressed. Once that is ruled out, they look for other causes. She said if they give iron or blood transfusions without determining a cause, and the patient feels better, even temporarily, they go away without an accurate diagnosis and may not come back. This can be life threatening.
Just one view "from the trenches."
Sue