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What Could Cause Anemia For About 20 Years Along With Recent Bleeding In The Small Intestine?
Hemoglobin 10.7 hematocrit 34.7 Been anemic for over 20 years nobody can figure out was is causing this....few years ago my he,oglobin was 5.8 Some previous capsule test show bleeding in small intestine, diagnosed twice with Crohn s disease then told don t have it. Been in hospitals NJ, super center in PA, Florida many different tests no cause....now my dr finally sending me for bone marrow test.
Tue, 11 Dec 2018
General & Family Physician, Dr. Varinder's Response
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
As the source of the bleed could not be found, the only option left is bone marrow examination. After bone marrow examination you can come back to us with your report.
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What Could Cause Anemia For About 20 Years Along With Recent Bleeding In The Small Intestine?
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. As the source of the bleed could not be found, the only option left is bone marrow examination. After bone marrow examination you can come back to us with your report. With Regards, Dr Varinder Joshi