Iron Deficiency Anemia & Gastrointestinal Conditions
GI conditions that lead to IDA may include
Those living with a GI condition may still be at a higher risk of IDA even if they’re incorporating enough iron into their diets, as GI conditions may prevent the body from being able to absorb it.
IDA affects 36-76 % of people living with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD).
GI conditions that lead to IDA may include:
Malabsorption
- Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis
- Celiac disease
- Gastric bypass surgery
- H. pylori
- Autoimmune gastritis
- Blood loss
Blood loss
- Cancer or tumor
- Upper gastrointestinal blood loss
- Gastric/duodenal ulcer
- Variceal bleeding
- Esophagitis, erosive gastritis
- Angiodysplasia, Lower gastrointestinal blood loss
- Diverticulosis/diverticulitis
- Hemorrhoids, anal fissures, rectal ulcers
- Abnormality with the blood vessels in GI tract
- Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD)
- Infectious colitis
Asking your doctor to test for IDA may help make sure your GI condition isn't affecting your iron levels and impacting your health.
Asking your doctor to test for IDA may help make sure your GI condition isn't affecting your iron levels and impacting your health.
Getting tested for IDA may help make sure your GI condition isn't adversely affecting your iron levels and impacting your health.
Diagnosing & Treating IDA