Haemochromatosis

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Haemochromatosis (also spelled hemochromatosis) is a hereditary condition causing the body to absorb too much iron, leading to iron overload in organs including the liver, heart, and pancreas.

This community is for people living with haemochromatosis, their families, and anyone interested in iron overload disorders.

Share your experiences, ask questions, discuss treatment, and connect with others.

Topics welcome here:

Diagnosis experiences and ferritin/transferrin saturation results
Phlebotomy/venesection treatment
Diet and lifestyle
Genetic testing and family screening
News and research
Questions for the community

Rules:

Be respectful and supportive
No spam or self-promotion

This is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always consult your doctor.

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“Celtic curse” hotspots found in Scotland and Ireland with 1 in 54 at risk (www.sciencedaily.com)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by noodNinja@sh.itjust.works to c/haemochromatosis@sh.itjust.works

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Lemmy needed a Haemochromatosis community.

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[–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I may be dumb, which I am, but there does not seem to be a link to an article to describe what this is here, and there is no description in the post. While I did get the gist from the comments, if let me needs this community Opie should post a link to what the fuck it even is thank you very much. Wich I now know to be absorbing iron too effectively to have too much of it because of a low iron diet in the Celtic areas of the far north.

[–] noodNinja@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Should be fixed. Adding an image replaced the article URL and I didn't notice