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PPI induced Anemia

Digestive Health | Last Active: Nov 5, 2022 | Replies (5)
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@jackielb

I think its possible but PA said it's rare. Have you had an endoscopy, colonoscopy and capsule endoscopy to rule out bleeding elsewhere? I had those done. Sometimes one may have iron malabsorption issues.

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bosco17 | @bosco17 | Nov 5, 2022

Everything was normal(in my CBC blood test) before starting 40mg of Pantoprozole. No abnormalties in RBC, Hemoglobin,& Hemoacrit on 10/10/22. 24 days after starting PPI(11/3/22) my CBC Blood test came back showing Anemia. Nothing changed in those 24 days except the start of PPI use!! I believe it has to do with absorbtion of iron due to the acid suppression from PPIs but Im going to follow up with a hematologist to make sure.

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