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Originally Posted by Abby10
So Tal, is that NOTHING but the reason why you started giving blood so many years ago? Just curious, because I thought a family member had that condition but it ended up to be not the case. Because of that though, I always remind all men and post-menopausal women to be careful of the vitamins they buy. Make sure they have NO IRON in them unless ordered by the doctor to do so. Most people don't realize that the only way to rid one's body of excess iron is by bleeding or bloodletting, unlike many other vitamins and supplements.
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Hemochromatosis runs in my family but my iron has been sometimes too low to donate. Donating platelets pushes it NOTHING but up though. I do have iron pills for when it is way too low.