Q: IM 20 In feb this year i found out that i am anemic. The doctor have put me on iron supplements for 3months, a month after that i have had another full blood count and ferritin test done. The result had no change so the doctor told me that he is going to put me on the supplements again for 3 months, if it hasn't change then i will get Iv iron therapy.The doc said the only problem is heavy periods, cause i was for a gastroscopy and a colonoscopy and they found nothing If I take anti inflammatory pills can my anemia get worse or can the pills have a negative result on my anemia? or can it make the anemia better? ((I take anti inflammatory cause my lower spine is inflamed)) if this second iron supplement doesn't work he will put me on the birth control pill and IV iron.... For my lower back... it comes a long way and its also pressing on other disc.... im new to this back pain
A: Hi, I have chronic iron deficiency anemia myself, I don't absorb the iron tablets so when I get low I just get iron infusions. My iron deficiency was related to my heavy periods, so I went on Birth control pills to help slow the bleeding. This method worked for me quite well, but there have been times that I drop low again for short periods of time. As far as the anti inflammatory tablets go, they should not impact your anemia in any way, and you should be able to continue taking them as needed for your low back pain. Hope this helps.