So you’ve checked your blood count and your MCV and are low in iron. You’ve got iron deficiency anemia, and there are two causes: either you’re not absorbing iron, or you’re losing iron.

Common causes of not absorbing iron are vegetarian/ vegan diets and celiac disease, and stomach surgery like gastric bypass. The common reasons of losing blood are bleeding ulcers, hemorrhoids, colitis and cancer. What should you do to find out? That’s next!

www.nih.gov, www.mayo.edu, www.hendrickhealth.ord