11/08/2026
FERRITIN DROPPING EVEN THOUGH YOU’RE TAKING IRON? 🩸
Sometimes the question isn’t only:
“Am I getting enough iron?”
It is also:
“Am I LOSING iron somewhere?”
Certain intestinal parasites can contribute to iron deficiency.
HOOKWORMS are an important example. They attach to the intestinal lining and feed on blood, and continued infection can lead to chronic microscopic blood loss.
➡️ Chronic blood loss
➡️ Continued iron loss
➡️ Depletion of iron stores
➡️ Low ferritin
➡️ Eventually, iron-deficiency anaemia
This is why persistent low ferritin deserves investigation rather than endlessly increasing supplements.
WHAT ABOUT CLOVES?
Clove is rich in EUGENOL and has demonstrated antimicrobial and antiparasitic effects in laboratory research.
But an important distinction: putting 2 cloves under the tongue at night has NOT been clinically established as a treatment for intestinal parasites.
AND LEMON?
Here the science is clearer.
Vitamin C can significantly enhance the absorption of NON-HEME IRON from plant foods by keeping iron in a more absorbable form.
So squeezing lemon over an iron-rich meal can be a useful nutritional strategy. 🍋
⚠️ LOW FERRITIN IS NOT PROOF OF PARASITES.
Heavy periods, inadequate dietary iron, pregnancy, gastrointestinal blood loss, coeliac disease and other absorption problems can also cause depleted iron stores.
If ferritin keeps falling despite supplementation, investigate the CAUSE.
Because sometimes you don't need to keep filling the tank…
You need to find the leak. 🩸
Parasites WomensHealth Ayurveda Nutrition Triaanyas