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Low iron causes
I was low on iron slightly low with nirml hemoglobin.. I m a vegetarian since birth and recently had stomach infection doctor want me to check for bleeding in stool and done fecal occult blood test and it is negative. The range for iron is 60 and i m on 45. Shoul i worry about that. What does that mean negative test.. Stool test show undigested particle with negative occult blood for 3days
1) Check levels of Vitamin b12 as it can also cause low hemoglobin and also because your vegetarian.
2) iron is low so take iron supplements.
3) fecal occult blood samples are negative it means that there is no bleeding from gi tract.
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