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Can Iron Deficiency Cause Irregular Periods?

hi dc.i was jaundice before three to four years n after tht my hemoglobin never was stable always it shows 7 to 10% n we conselted with dc n came to knw tht i n having iron defiency n i always have irregular periods...for six month i was having iron tablets n it was stable bt since i came to australia before three months frm india i m facing the iregular periods...is this due to iron deficency or sum other problem????? n can u plz tell me frm which food i can get iron?????
Thu, 7 Aug 2014
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Hi,
In case your hemoglobin is not stable in spite of taking iron pills for 6 months, you should proceed to investigations to diagnose cause of anemia.( Hb% along with typing of anemia , investigations to exclude hemoglobinopathies, stool examination to exclude/diagnose worm infestations), thyroid function test are few of them.
- Please consult a hematologist along with the reports. Treatment of cause helps improvement in Hb% .
- A well balanced nutritious food with proteins,iron, vitamins( specially B,C, B12) need to be consumed.
- Plenty of green vegetables, & all the edibles that are dark colored provide you iron.
-sprouts,pulses,milk eggs provide proteins,
- Non vegetarian food has sufficient vitamin B12,If you are vegetarian, oral pills of B12 need to be supplemented.
-Folic acid is available from- sprouts, cabbage, beat root,spinach,soya bean,fishes,milk, oranges.
- Vitamin C /selenium helps blood formation . It's available from all sour ( lemon group of fruits)fruits.
I hope this helps you.
Thanks.
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Can Iron Deficiency Cause Irregular Periods?

Hi, In case your hemoglobin is not stable in spite of taking iron pills for 6 months, you should proceed to investigations to diagnose cause of anemia.( Hb% along with typing of anemia , investigations to exclude hemoglobinopathies, stool examination to exclude/diagnose worm infestations), thyroid function test are few of them. - Please consult a hematologist along with the reports. Treatment of cause helps improvement in Hb% . - A well balanced nutritious food with proteins,iron, vitamins( specially B,C, B12) need to be consumed. - Plenty of green vegetables, & all the edibles that are dark colored provide you iron. -sprouts,pulses,milk eggs provide proteins, - Non vegetarian food has sufficient vitamin B12,If you are vegetarian, oral pills of B12 need to be supplemented. -Folic acid is available from- sprouts, cabbage, beat root,spinach,soya bean,fishes,milk, oranges. - Vitamin C /selenium helps blood formation . It s available from all sour ( lemon group of fruits)fruits. I hope this helps you. Thanks.