A very low iron level is not necessarily iron deficiency anemia, but may be just a lack of iron reserves in the body or abnormal erythropoiesis but has not yet reached the stage of anemia.
Iron deficiency anemia is mainly due to insufficient iron intake or loss of iron, resulting in a significant reduction in serum iron, iron storage is extremely reduced caused by a kind of anemia. From the serum iron reduction to iron deficiency anemia in the middle to go through at least three stages: the body reserves of iron deficiency, iron deficiency erythropoiesis and iron deficiency anemia.
Therefore, low iron is not necessarily iron deficiency anemia, if you want to diagnose iron deficiency anemia also need to carry out hemoglobin content measurement and other tests to assist in judgment.
Iron deficiency anemia needs to be diagnosed under the guidance of a doctor, do not judge blindly. If the patient’s iron element is very low, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time and improve the relevant examination and standardized treatment.