Re: Re: iron stools / stopping iron before testing

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Ok; I will reschedule. Thanks for the heads up, saved me money...

I don't know exactly HOW far off the labs would be, but they will not be accurate if iron is not discontinued 5 days prior to testing.

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> > > Has anyone had the problem with iron and really foul smelling

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> > > They are dark. I am on about 100 mg of iron. Does this mean I am not

> > > absorbing. I am going to be doing an iron and ferritin test soon.

> > > Also do I need to stop iron before test? Thanks, R.

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[Guest guest]

Thanks Kathleen

Re: iron stools / stopping iron before testing

I never used to stop for 5 days, either. But I did this last time. It appears they were off by about 10 points, so my ferritin of 70 something was actually oly 60 something. So not hugely off, but off enough.I think what it REALLY screws up is the rest of the iron panel as it can really make the serum iron and so forth look falsely high by taking all those supps right before the test.Kathleen> > > > >> > > > > Has anyone had the problem with iron and really foul smelling> > > > stools?> > > > > They are dark. I am on about 100 mg of iron. Does this mean I > > am not> > > > > absorbing. I am going to be doing an iron and ferritin test > > soon.> > > > > Also do I need to stop iron before test? Thanks, R.> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> >> >>__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5227 (20100624) __________The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.http://www.eset.com

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