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Could The Chillness Be Due To Anemia In A 7 Year Old?

Hi my daughter is always cold does she need to have a blood test to see if she is low in iron?She is 7 very skinny thou not under weight she eats very well and has her 5 aday health is fine rarely poorly thou very naughty not that they will be linked thanks.
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she maybe an iron deficient yet not anemic and those symptoms aren't related
though you still can do a cbc and a thyroid function test just to make sure
I hope this helps
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Could The Chillness Be Due To Anemia In A 7 Year Old?

she maybe an iron deficient yet not anemic and those symptoms aren t related though you still can do a cbc and a thyroid function test just to make sure I hope this helps