I am 32 years old. March 2016 I found my hb is 4.5g and feritin 7.2.I was admit at hospital took 4 unit blood. After that doctor found iron deficiency anemia. She prescribed iron tablets for three months. I feel good and hb goto 11.3. After 8 months again hb level 9.4 and feritin 10.7.I am having meat ,chicken, fish. Why my feritin level goes down. Now last two months taking iron tablet hb 12.2 g and feritin 56.7. One thing before March 2016 I have been suffering jaundice. After that I was taking very little amount of food for long time.

Dr. Sajeev KumarGeneral Physician32yrs exp

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Addition of L-lysine to iron supplementation resulted in a significant increase in serum ferritin concentration in some women with chronic hair loss (telogen effluvium) who failed to respond to iron supplementation alone.Other than anemia, low ferritin may also indicate hypothyroidism, vitamin C deficient Chronic intestinal bleeding in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may exceed the amount of iron that can be absorbed from the diet, resulting in a negative iron balance . So also have to check thyroid levels and take all vitamins along with iron 

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