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Haemorrhoids & Anemia

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chris1171
chris1171

Hi All; 3 years ago i was severely anemic. I'd had rectal bleeding for years, and in 2013 had a colonscopy which gave the all-clear. In 2016, my Iron levels were 8.0mg/dl, should be >13.5 (male). I had another colonscopy/endoscopy/MRI and Pill Cam..nothing sinister found. I had iron tablets and got my Iron levels back up. All this time, I'd had piles. In the end, they put the anemia down to piles.

Last week, I had another blood test, and was down at 12.4 mg. 11 months ago, I was at 13.5 mg

The Doctors are now telling me this drop is too high for piles alone. I'm really scared about blood cancers etc.

Do any/many of you suffer from anemia simply from piles, and have you had a reasonably fast drop of Hg due to blood loss from piles alone. I have a visit booked in for 2 weeks for a consultation but am hoping it's nothing more than the Hems!

thanks

Chris

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  • Cezzabell
    Cezzabell chris1171

    Posted

    yes i have anemia as a direct result from piles.

    • chris1171
      chris1171 Cezzabell

      Posted

      thanks Cezzabell ... i hope this is the route cause for my drop.

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