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Im a 48 yr old Male. I just had a routine blood test and my gp said
my haemoglobin result came back slightly down on the previous
test 2yrs ago, 12.9 down from 13.8. He said my Iron levels are normal
which means, I think, that the low count is not nutrition related.
He wants to do another test and if the result is still low he said
he would send me for a colonoscopy.
Is this a bit extreme? I have no other symptoms at all.
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etheremail hawker55
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I have had the same issue. Levels a bit lower than yours. Unless it is kidney related one reason can be loss of blood. It's a bit of a needle in a haystack thing in my opinion but the digestive tract is a possible culprit. I had no bleeding there on the colonoscopy so I have some more tests to come: I suspect it is kidney related in fact in my case but time will tell. My creatinine is a bit raised. At 48 though, a colonoscopy isn't a bad idea anyway because bowel cancer is a major killer and it is preventable with testing because it takes a long time to develop. So I would have it anyway (I had my first routine colonoscopy at about your age). Anywag, good luck and hope it is just a blip.
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and best of luck with your own diagnosis.