Will iron injections help or will I have to wait & continue oral therapy?

Question

Will iron injections help then as really suffering and unable to look after kids and work affected.

Answer 1

Iron injections and supplements will help if you have an "ANEMIA CAUSED BY IRON DEFECIENCY". Low serum ferritin levels most likely is an indication of an iron defeciency anemia. However, if you got any other underlying cause leading or contributing to iron defeciency, iron injections or supplements may not be of much help more than as a supportive or probably it can be of no use at all.

I looked on your other question which mentions that your FERRITIN level is too low at 3 (?).anyway, the normal range is supposedly 12-150ng/mL for females. Remember that ferritin represents the iron STORED in your body. Your hemoglobin at 10 is not that bad but it is an indication of anemia and can continue to go down if not attended to as the ferritin level is low. The normal hemoglobin range is 12 to 15 g/dl .

As what I can see, your low ferritin levels is POSSIBLY having altering effects on your THYROID FUNCTIONING. The insufficient iron levels is affecting the early steps of THYROID SYNTHESIS altering the THYROID METABOLISM. That could be the reason why you are feeling weak, tired,no energy,and generally feeling bad which affects your work and activities.

By the way, have you been checked up by a doctor yet? It is important to find the primary cause of your having low ferritin.It can be dietary-related but can be due to other disorders. For example a HYPOTHYROID can also result to having low FERRITIN. Any chronic or/and COVERT bleeding can also be the cause. So a proper diagnosis is needed and get treated before your condition gets more worse.

Ifever you had been checked by a doctor and was told having an iron defeciency anemia then there are foods you can eat to help. Include in your meals foods like liver, eggs, lean or red meats,green leafy vegetables,soy products, wheat germ, whole grain breads and cereals, raisins, etc. Good intake of Vitamins C and B can help iron absorption. And right, taking up to 200 mg of IRON SUPPLEMENTATION daily can help the treatment. Cooking with a cast iron skillet is also a good idea and can be of help.

Give time for your ferritin level to raise, it may take weeks or months, so be patient and be cautious with what you eat.

Answer 2

Iron Injections

Answer 3

Janet - There are many different oral iron preparations your doctor can recommend for you if you have a diagnosed iron deficiency anemia. I'm a hematologist (retired now). We rarely needed to give iron by injection, but if you do - - it should be intravenous which is not always tolerated well. We try to avoid using parenteral (injected) iron if at all possible.
Work with your primary care physician. Perhaps he or she can refer you to a hematologist for other ideas if necessary.

Answer 4

Yes you should get the iron injections. 7.3 is low especially as you'll bleed when you give birth and your levels will get lower. The iron in food is not absorbed as well as injected iron. It can stain the skin where the injection was given. Keep eating the iron rich foods though and have something with vitamin c at the same time, it doubles the iron absorption.

Answer 5

Iron injection will only work if you're iron deficient. You might have another problem, ie, thyroid etc. Go to the doctor and get checked out

Answer 6

You should not take iron formulations unless a clear need has been shown. To prevent iron deficient diet you should cook in an iron skillet.

Too much iron is toxic to the liver, sometimes anemia is caused by vit deficient diets, or other causes. It takes blood work to evaluate.