Well I got my blood test results back today. I went in to my doctor last week because I have been feeling very off. I have been having dizzy spells, nausea, hair loss, fatigue, low energy, no motivation, and just not feeling like myself. Its been going on for a while and been getting worse. I went into my doctor and he ordered some test for low iron, hypothyroidism, and a full blood profile. I also had my annual blood work done for the clinic. 

The test results came back today and my iron was very very low. I need to take supplements. I had anemia as a teenager because I didn’t drink all my formula , but now i am drinking all my formula. I get 22 mg iron from my formula and the daily recommended intake is 18 mg. so why am I so low? No idea. Have to wait to go see my doctor again this week. 

Causes of Iron deficiency anemia can be :

parasites

blood loss

lack of iron in diet

inability to absorb iron ( this is what i suspect is my cause) 

Pregnancy ( definitely not my problem) 

For treatment I am going to have to take supplements and a multi-vitamin . It has been recommended to me due to my IBS that I may need a prescription supplement and to start at half a dose as my stomach adjusts to it , then I can increase it . It may take weeks, it may take months but I should gradually start to feel like myself again and get these symptoms under control. Will be nice to feel normal again. 

It just very unusual with drinking all my formula that I can still be anemic again. I don’t no why this is. I was anemic at a teenager but I suspect that was because I did not drink my formula. I did gradually get better though. 

Other than that all my other blood work was fine. my triglycerides where again slightly elevated as they where last year too. My thyroid, and tyrosoine and my blood profile where all normal. So that is good to know. 

Now to just work on my iron!