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What Iron Supplements Best Increase Ferritin

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Anudita Chakraborty MD

Low ferritin, normal hemoglobin, low transferrin, normal transferrin saturation. I take iron supplements Negative celiac Normal CRP normal reticulocyte count ... View answer

Answered by : Anudita Chakraborty ( Dietitian & Nutritionist)
Dr. Divakara MD

reading that ferritin levels need to be greater for runners. Her profile looks like this: Iron 235 Ferritin 15 Hemoglobin 13.3 TIBC 432 Does taking an iron supplement help her build the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Divakara ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Deepak Sundriyal MD

? What can explain this? 2.My doctor wants me to take iron supplements due to the low ferritin, but I'm ... iron levels are consistently too high. My current levels: Ferritin 18... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Deepak Sundriyal ( Oncologist)
Dr. Robert Galamaga MD

Hi, I am on oral Iron suppliments but can never get my Ferritin above 25ng/ml, the latest iron ... endocrinologist (treats my CFS) suggested Iron infusions as he wants my Ferritin above... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Robert Galamaga ( Hematologist)
Dr. Robert Galamaga MD

I wanted advice on blood work that shows low ferritin and if anything in my blood work could explain muscle fatigue ,twitches and raw feeling of skin. I started taking Iron supplements 3x a day (325 ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Robert Galamaga ( Hematologist)

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Dr.   Esmeralda  Sera MD

Hi my mom’s ferritin level is sky high. It was 930 one month ago and we just rechecked it and it was 937. She used to take iron supplements everyday and she stopped taking it after the first... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Esmeralda Sera ( Oncologist)
Dr.    Mohammed Taher Ali MD

I have iron deficiency anemia and have had colonoscopy, endoscopy, ct with contrast on small bowel and have been taking iron supplements for 18 months. All tests normal but haemoglobin and... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

I have been on iron supplements for about 2 weeks after the haematologist said I had low normal ferritin but high TIBC. Have had high platelets apparently for years and Drs are trying to work out... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Noble Zachariah MD

I have been diagnosed with chronic anaemia (for past 18 months) and although on iron supplements (210 mg tds Ferrous Fumarate) I have erratic ferritin levels (currently at 8, with Hb of 117 ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Noble Zachariah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Deepak MD

Hi, I had blood work done and it showed that I was anemic, my ferritin level was at 8. This was ... and I had another blood work done and my ferritin had only risen to 12. I am a college distance runner ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Deepak ( General & Family Physician)