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Posted 11/18/2018 5:28 PM (GMT 0)
Hey everyone I have a question if anyone could answer this. So a few weeks ago my ferritin levels where 521 then it went down to 510 but I just have got retested on Friday and it went back up to 800 and I am on my period having cramps and diarrhea while on period as well but when I didn’t have a period I wasn’t having any pain or a lot of diarrhea so do you all think it could be my period causing high ferritin level because I know it could be a marker of inflammation?
Posted 11/18/2018 6:48 PM (GMT 0)
Sorry to read about what you are dealing with. My question is, what is your dr saying about the high levels? Has he done any further testing to see what is going on to cause this? The reason I ask is, what I am finding online, specifically at the Mayo Clinic's website, the normal range for a female is 20/200ng/ML. This is an indicator that your body is storing too much iron & your dr should not be ignoring these numbers. I don't think the ferritin is causing the diarrhea & cramping. I am not a dr, but from what little I know this needs to be addressed by your dr.

What medications are you on & are you taking any supplements?
Posted 11/19/2018 11:32 PM (GMT 0)
I have the opposite problem with ferritin. Can't keep the iron stores up, so my ferritin ends up being really low.

There are several possible causes of high ferritin, with inflammation only being one of them. You deffo need further tests to find out the cause.
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