Low iron

Have anybody else had any problems with low iron?My iron was 25 low with ranges 27-159.Iron Saturation is 8 with ranges 15-55.Do you know if the Lyme and co can cause this?I have never had any problems with my iron ever.My llmd want me to take a iron tablet for 4 weeks and go back and retest.She also told me to make sure to eat green leafy vegetables.I sure hope the tablets and green vegetables take care of it.Lord help all of us!

Iron deficiency can happen with Babesia but also isn't that uncommon in the general population. Make sure you ingest iron with vitamin C, and at least two hours away from any source of calcium. (Calcium interferes with iron absorption.) Iron supplements can be very constipating (even the kinds that say they aren't, in my experience) so do what you need to do in order to avoid constipation - magnesium citrate, Miralax, prunes, lots of veggies, tons of water....

Lyme (borrelia burgdorferi) won't cause that, but bartonella and babesia certainly can, because they attack red blood cells.