Flourish Health & Wellbeing Magazine - Dec23 - Flipbook - Page 35
Signs of low iron
If you have low iron levels,
you might experience:
• dizziness
• headaches
• loss of appe琀椀te
• poor exercise performance
• shortness of breath
• 琀椀redness
• weakness
Iron deficiency
There are 3 stages of low iron levels:
• iron deple琀椀on
• iron de昀椀ciency
• iron de昀椀ciency anaemia
Iron de昀椀ciency is one of the most common micronutrient
de昀椀ciencies. It can happen if your body doesn’t absorb
enough iron from your daily diet or you have higher iron
needs. A higher need for iron can happen from:
• for females during their reproduc琀椀ve years and
during pregnancy
• blood loss such as heavy menstrual periods
• frequent blood dona琀椀on
• bleeding in stomach or bowels that may happen as a
result of taking an琀椀-in昀氀ammatory medica琀椀ons
If you’re worried about your iron levels,
speak to your doctor. A GP can check
your iron with a simple blood test.