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Low haemoglobin
I have low haemoglobin around 10.5 to 11 since last 2 years..even after increased consumption of foods with iron like beet spinach pulses and also had dexorange for sometime . I dont no why it isnt increasing despite so much care
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Adding iron rich foods to your diet just helps to maintain iron.For increasing iron content you need to take iron supplements.That will help to raise your iron levels and therefore hemoglobin levels within two months.
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Look for any other cause of blood loss especially in your stool which may b unrecognised by you. Do a CBC with a good pathologist and also a Peripheral Smear test and contact a haematology specialist for further course of treatment..
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Do CBC by a reputed pathologist.
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Please do complete blood count test which clear the type of anaemia you have. Although this is mild anaemia case but this may not be due to iron deficiency so iron supplementation are not giving desired results.
Possibilities of invisible blood loss though urine or stool also may be the reasons.
Your problem required a definitive diagnosis to resolve completely.
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consult online for further quarries
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Dr. Debjit Ghosh
General Physician
6 yrs exp
Kolkata
Your hemoglobin level hasn't fallen to any alarming level yet. There can be a battery of reasons for low hemoglobin in a male of such young age like yours. There are chances you are having occult bleeding in stool or urine which may or may not be visible to naked eye. You might also be suffering from hypothyroidism. There can be a bunch of other reasons also. But you must not worry at all, because all of these are very much reversible. Visit a general physician or a hematologist.
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You may get a Stool OBT&OPC, Urine RE ME and Serum TSH done.
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