• shalafi@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Good idea! She eats loads of rice, not much if any iron. Going to ask her. I have iron pills we can try as well. One other thing, we cook in cast iron almost exclusively, so that should cover iron intake?

    But anyway, I’ve been so low on blood (bleeding hemeroids) that they damned near did a transfusion on me, still had plenty of energy.

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      3 days ago

      Fellow h-bleeder here, they had to give me iron infusions. I was exhausted and noticed hearing my pulse in my ears because my heart was working overtime trying to oxygenate me

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        3 days ago

        They can bleed that much‽ Mine just ache sometimes and bleed a tiny bit if I don’t use a bidet or eat enough fiber

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          3 days ago

          It varies, between people and in my case over time. I got mine injected and was “cured” for a few years but it eventually flared up again. I should go again but my situation doesn’t allow for it right now. Metamucil helps more than anything else.