High ferritin level

[Arthurwall]

I would be grateful for advice on how to lower ferritin level e.g. what to eat and what not to eat.

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

Hi Arthur

Did you mean to post again on the thyroid forum?

Your last post here healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

I'm not sure there are foods that will lower ferritin level, other than just not eating food that has a high iron content eg liver. You can check iron content of food here apjcn.nhri.org.tw/server/in...

[greygoose]

I think you'd need to give us a bit more information before anyone can help you - and a fuller explanation of what you want to know - that 'etc.' is not helpful!

Do you have any lab results to share with us?

What is your diagnosis : hypo or hyper?

When you say 'what to eat and what not to eat', in relation to what, exactly?

[Clutter]

Arthurwall,

What is your ferritin result and range? If it is high without you supplementing iron it can indicate inflammation or infection in the body and diet will have no bearing on it.

[soppysokes]

Hi as Clutter has posted if ferritin is over range dietary intake makes little if any difference.it indicates inflammation or infection somewhere in system and it is the bodies way of protecting from further damage and feeding whatever is the cause i.e. It holds the iron in storage as ferritin. If it's over by any substantial amount it should be checked out unless you know you have a current infection going on when it should go down after infection or inflammation has cleared up.

[Jumbelina]

I think you can lower ferritin levels by being a blood donor. In olden days they used leaches to achieve the same effect.

[StarFlower2]

At the beginning of this year my ferritin was massively over range. I agree with Clutter it is possibly related to inflammation in your system. My GP did 3 monthly blood tests over last nine months and mine is coming down nicely. I’m vegetarian but do cut our all things containing iron, meat etc,. Try taking Curcumin with black pepper and Krill Oil, I’m sure these 2 supplements have helped to reduce mine.

There is a condition called haemachromatosis. It’s important to check this out if your Ferritin doesn’t come down.

[Angel_of_the_North]

If you have high iron, the usual advice is to donate blood (unless there is a reason why you can't)

[Warrior75]

My bloods have been monitored all year because I had raised levels I’m being monitored for polycythmia (i think that’s how it’s spelt) if my levels continued to rise they were going to draw blood or give me medication

[Hidden]

Sometimes a high ferritin level just hides some inflammation somewhere in the body.