My iron was 32 on a recent blood test and I looked back and last year at this time it was 146. my hemoglobin and hematocrit are within normal limits and when I got the blood test I had been off my period for about 2 weeks (I have moderate periods that last about 3 days and I only bleed heavy for the first day) should I be concerned? I asked a doctor that I work with and he said because I am a menstuating woman it is ok. I am just worried about the drop from last year to this year. anyone. thanks in advance for your answers.
Setup an appointment with a doctor and let he/she run more tests. anemia is a *****!
Perhaps you need more vitamin C to help absorb more iron. Most nuts contain plenty of iron and liver even more. Red meat is a good source of readily absorbable iron and there is also a reasonable amount of iron in bread, cereals and muesli. Oysters and mussels are also rich in iron. Spinach and broccoli contain some iron as well.
