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4 Ιαν 2024 · Iron overload, usually due to hemochromatosis, can be managed. To get rid of excess iron, you can have blood drawn or change your diet. Learn the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment for this condition.
1 Ιαν 2021 · Hemochromatosis, or iron overload, is a condition in which your body stores too much iron. It’s often genetic. It can cause serious damage to your body, including to your heart, liver and pancreas. You can’t prevent the disease, but early diagnosis and treatment can avoid, slow or reverse organ damage.
6 Ιαν 2023 · Treating hemochromatosis can help relieve symptoms of tiredness, stomach pain and skin darkening. It can help prevent serious complications such as liver disease, heart disease and diabetes. If you already have one of these conditions, phlebotomy may slow the progression of the disease.
6 Ιαν 2023 · Hemochromatosis (he-moe-kroe-muh-TOE-sis) causes your body to absorb too much iron from the food you eat. Excess iron is stored in your organs, especially your liver, heart and pancreas. Too much iron can lead to life-threatening conditions, such as liver disease, heart problems and diabetes.
There is a common hypothesis that women often develop hemochromatosis symptoms later than men because they have a built-in mechanism for shedding excess iron during their menstrual cycles. The idea is that men don’t lose blood every month, so they show their symptoms of iron overload way before women.
12 Μαρ 2024 · Hemochromatosis is a medical condition where people have excessive iron in the body. The most common cause is an inherited genetic change, but blood transfusions and liver disease can also lead to hemochromatosis. Symptoms can be subtle, including fatigue, joint pain, and rusty or greyish appearing skin color.
Symptoms of hemochromatosis usually appear after age 50, once significant iron has accumulated in the body. Symptoms may appear later in in women, typically about 10 years after menopause. Many patients with hemochromatosis do not exhibit any symptoms.
