Am I Becoming Anemic?

I've been fighting another flare up since the beginning of February and have noticed that I've been feeling very hungry and lightheaded lately. I'm back on 30mg of Prednisone and feel like the flare-up is starting to subside, so, I'm not sure if this is the UC or something else. I haven't had any blood in my stools and the looseness subsided a few days ago. I'm fact, my BMs have been fairly normal as of late.

Why dont you just get the bloodwork done ? I get 'self-pay' pricing at nearby hospital. Had 5 out of 500 iron ( ferritin ) and am seeing a special doctor to get iron infusion. I guess he did this for athletes his entire career and this will be his first 'medical' infusion.

DBwithUC said...
hungry, no blood, and normal stools do not point to anemia. unless you are having some sort of absorption problem.

I was thinking it might be an absorption problem, either way, I'll have to speak with my GI. Thanks for the responses, everyone.

bloodwork is the only way to find out. get iron, cbc, and ferritin checked.

i honestly have no idea when i am anemic and it's only when i get bad bloodwork that i start to connect all the symptoms. my main symptoms are headaches, dizziness, and insomnia. i haven't had bleeding since 2013 so i am assuming my small intestine is damaged from years of inflammation and i just don't absorb iron anymore.