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Good for your wife's anemia, but test from time to time (every 2 to 4 years) your blood iron levels to check if it is not too high. It's problematic too (tiredn
by aredox 2y ago
Good for your wife's anemia, but test from time to time (every 2 to 4 years) your blood iron levels to check if it is not too high. It's problematic too (tiredness, then liver cirrhosis), and iron cookware can cause iron buildup (over several years, but still). Doctors don't often think to check iron levels in patients when doing checkups.
- alan-hn 2y agoHigh iron levels are almost never caused by exogenous excess iron but rather the cause is always genetic. Iron absorption is very tightly regulated
- aredox 2y ago>High iron levels are almost never caused by exogenous excess iron One of the exceptions is using steel cookware: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_iron_overload https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_iron_overload Iron absorption is tightly regulated, but can't be totally stopped, and the body has no way to excrete excess iron outside of the rather slow cycle of blood formation and destruction
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- alan-hn 2y ago"The probable cause of African iron overload is the combination of excess iron intake and functional changes in ferroportin.[4][5]" It stops when ferroportin uptake of iron is saturated
- satiated_grue 2y agoIf you are able are so inclined, donating blood includes a check on your iron levels.