crohn's, bloodwork, crohnic anemia?

Hi everyone,

Just had crohn's blood work done yesterday and it came back that all was well except for chronic anemia?

What can I do to fix the anemia??

Tks so much ~

Crohn's diagnosed 2010 - ileum

2 Entocort daily

1- 1000 B12 daily

1200 calcium (4) daily

Fish Oil

Biotin Forte

1 tricor (cholesterol)

 

You need to ask your doc if you have anemia from blood loss, or anemia from chronic disease. If it is from blood loss, then you may need to have testing to see if your Crohn's is under control or if you need to change maintenance medications. If you have difficulty tolerating oral iron, then you can get an iron infusion, which is delivered by IV, so it bypasses your GI system. There are many different types of iron infusions. I recently had feraheme, which is relatively new. It has a lower risk of allergic reactions, and only takes about 45 minutes to deliver. Some of the other types can take several hours in an infusion center.

Nancy,

You can take Palafer, which can work very well. It usually takes about 6 months to restore your iron levels. The only problem with most iron supplements is that they can cause mild to severe constipation.

My Daughter is now using a vegetable based iron supplement without the constipation side effects. That might be a better choice. If you're interested I'll get you the brand name.

Tom