Questions About Excess Iron And Hemoglobin In Blood Posted: 09-22-07 16:28pm
I was wondering if someone could tell me
what symptoms excess iron in the blood
might cause. I was just told I have very
high iron in my blood with a saturation
rate of 66, high hemoglobin and high
homocysteine. Thanks!
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roxy1234
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Joined: 19 Jan 2008 Posts: 37 Location: , newzealand
haemochromotosis Posted: 01-19-08 05:38am
hi i have a friend diagnosed
haemochromotosis,(60years old) she now
drinks tea(caffiene restricts the uptake
of iron, no vitamin c, and suggested to
take codliver oil(vit D)to help thin her
blood, she was regularly having blood
letting done, to lower the iron stores.she
is on asprin therapy.
i found this on the internet, to answer
your question to symptoms, (i thought
haemochromostosis when i read your
question) im not a medical practitioner.
so:
Joint pain is the most common complaint of
people with hemochromatosis. Other common
symptoms include fatigue, lack of energy,
abdominal pain, loss of sex drive, and
heart problems. However, many people have
no symptoms when they are diagnosed.
If the disease is not detected and treated
early, iron may accumulate in body tissues
and eventually lead to serious problems
such as
arthritis
liver disease, including an enlarged
liver, cirrhosis, cancer, and liver
failure
damage to the pancreas, possibly causing
diabetes
heart abnormalities, such as irregular
heart rhythms or congestive heart failure
impotence
early menopause
abnormal pigmentation of the skin, making
it look gray or bronze
thyroid deficiency
damage to the adrenal glands
Joined: 19 Jan 2008 Posts: 37 Location: , newzealand
haemochromotosis Posted: 01-19-08 05:43am
hi, sorry the last post looked grim, i
shall also mention that my 60year old
friend is a busy person who is up at 5am
and rides her bicycle into town 3km to do
cleaning for her occupation and then home
again.
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