Individuals with iron deficiency anemia may have
problems absorbing iron due to intestinal problems.
Not exact matches
From my understanding, while formula has more
iron, it is not as easily
absorbed as the
iron in breast milk, and therefore formula fed babies are at a higher risk for
problems than breastfed babies.
You may need to get
iron through an IV if you have
problems with the
iron pills or if your body doesn't
absorb enough
iron from food or
iron pills.
«We knew there were nutritional difficulties in teens who had undergone bariatric surgery, but everyone thought it was primarily the surgery that caused these
problems since gastric bypass excludes the portion of the small intestine where many nutrients, especially
iron, are most
absorbed,» says Stavra Xanthakos, MD, medical director the Surgical Weight Loss Program for Teens at Cincinnati Children's and a co-author of the study.
You know, [one] is, first of all celiac also expresses itself with other
problems, for instance,
absorbing iron [and].
Not
absorbing enough
iron from food or supplements can lead to anemia, cognitive
problems, weakened immunity, pregnancy complications, and other health issues.
We then dive into
iron and get to the root cause of the
problem, addressing poorly
absorbed forms of
iron and «the constipation myth».
Other factors that are associated with
iron - deficiency anemia caused by
problems absorbing nutrients include Crohn's disease, overuse of antacids, and gastric bypass surgery.
So if you eat a lot of red meat and have quite high
iron stores, that is a
problem because you will just keep
absorbing the heme
iron regardless.