... I think that it is a simple blood test to test for IF. Yes, anything that causes damage to the cell lining of the stomach can cause you not to effectively make IF. I think that it would be from long term damage but I don't know that for sure. FLFLOWERGIRL:) (14 replies)
... how do you know if you lack the intrinsic factor? Does H. pylori cause this? Let me know. Thanks for all the great replies. (14 replies)
... Considering your ferritin is not low, if for some strange reason iron was the culprit, the CBC numbers would have probably shot up a lot. But everyone is different. ... (15 replies)
... I hear the diet is really bad. This will cause low b12 and ferritin? ... (5 replies)
... gent and I will get there. Thank you for your kind reply, I am happy so far with the results. They get checked again at the end of April. Kinda wondering why the B12 is so low..... ... (3 replies)
... Didn't get my D or ferritin checked. I figured my iron was low because the headaches have been coming back. That's my "tell". ... (29 replies)
... Also my CBC has always been fine in terms of wbc and rbc, but my wbc was a little low this time...3. ... (14 replies)
... Here are my lab results from this summer. Any advice as to what they mean or anything??
4/29/07,
WBC- 8.4
RBC- 4.35
HGB- 12.8
HCT- 37.8
MCV- 86.9
MCH- 29.5
MCHC- 34.0 (65 replies)
... ting me on infusions, but I think only 1 a week, for 8 weeks. I am wondering if I need more aggressive treatment like yours. My total iron is 9, iron sat is 2, ferritin is less than 1, also low b12. Maybe because of your mass, your treatment is more critical. I am just dealing with absorption issues. ... (20 replies)
... I'm just assuming my levels are low because of the Crohn's. ... (1 replies)
... ers and right now I do not have any of those symptoms. Like I said, I drink a lot of diet coke, at least 6 cans a day. But no coffee or tea. They did check my b12 levels and said they came back fine. I thought they said they were checking my folate levels too, whatever that is, and that came back fine I guess. ... (10 replies)
