Anemia and Ulcers???

[KJCRUSADE2]

OKAY....for the hundreth time (: I think I might have an ulcer and I have an upper GI coming up in about a week. I did some blood work and the results came back saying I might be anemic, which I think is possibly coming from the ulcer or h-pylori bacteria, is there anyone who thinks I could be on to something. thanks

[KJCRUSADE2]

Its funny, I have no symptoms of IBS....and Celiac I'm not exactly sure of. See, all my problems started on a DIME, about 8 months ago, and Im just wondering if its an ulcer. See, I heard that H-pylori can cause Iron not to absorb into your blood, etc. I have NEVER had stomach issues and NEVER been anemic until all of this. Weird...thank you for your input, it is appreicated and very helpful. Thanks!

[Matthew007]

Very possible...you also could be having a hard time absorbing nutrients (usually caused by a food allergy or intolerance..celiac's for example are super low on a bunch of vitamins because they're not absorbing nutrients).  Or if you've been having a lot of IBS-D you could be short there as well..

Hopefully they'll find the problem, before they knock you out you could ask the doctor about celiac so he can maybe do a biopsy in that area to double check it (that way you don't have to go in twice..) but yeah hope you figure it out.  Usually an upper GI endoscope is a good way to figure things out when it comes to stomach problems.