advice please:
Nov 13, 2017 -
ferritin iron 16 (10-232)
Vitamin D 30 (30-100)
Symptoms- terrible fatigue and anxiety, joint pain, stomach discomfort.
Jan 26, 2018-
ferritin iron 21 (10-232)
Vitamin D 57 (30-100)
i have been supplementing with 50 MG iron bisglycinate since Nov 13 and taking vitamin D, and gone gluten free. It made a huge difference to my fatigue and anxiety.
March 2018 -Disillusioned with Endocrinologists I went to a highly recommended Holistic doctor. He was not interested in increasing my levo, which I think could be slightly tweaked: my free T3 is 2.6 (2.3-4.2) He was not interested in iron supplementation. He was fixed on repairing my leaky gut in order to restore normal absorption and control the production of antibodies in my system.
I had some really expensive blood tests done which showed,
1) creation of antibodies to oats, rice, dairy, sesame, buckwheat
2) evidence of abnormal gut permeability
3) abnormal levels of individual antibodies ( precursor to crohns, colitis etc)
He sold me expensive supplements which I do not think made a difference. I cut out the above reactive foods. I started snacking on almonds. After three weeks I had an epiphany! High fiber foods like almonds give me terrible gas, bloating, pain. I stopped eating ALL high fiber foods and tummy immediately felt better.
I was very happy until last week. I had a bad cold-and then my period started. I was still feeling normal until about day three of my period. Then my anxiety and fatigue came back....joint pain never went away...... I'm so bummed...
Any suggestions? How many MG of Iron should I be supplementing with?
Thank you all for your advice.