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What if I have iron deficiency anaemia? Is this a problem for my surgery?

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What if I have iron deficiency anaemia? Is this a problem for my surgery?

Anemia happens when your body does not produce enough red blood cells, or when the blood cells do not contain enough hemoglobin to transport oxygen to your tissues (caused by iron deficiency). If untreated, anemia may force the hospital to postpone your operation. In this video, Mr. Ahmed Ahmed talks about complications that can arise due to iron deficiency anemia during or after weight loss surgery.

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If you have iron deficiency anemia, this should really be corrected before weight loss surgery because the surgery itself will further reduce your ability to intake food including healthy foods containing iron, therefore it is best to optimize and correct any nutritional deficiencies before surgery.

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