10/10/2026
Ferritin 19. Doctor said “looks good” …
Meanwhile your hair is clogging the drain, your period looks like a crime scene, and standing up from the couch is a whole event.
“Normal range” means you’re in the range… plenty of exhausted women are in the range.
Before you grab iron pills, know three things:
1. They can wreck your gut. Iron pills and constipation basically come as a set.
2. You absorb less than you think. Iron needs stomach acid, copper, and vitamin C to actually stick.
3. Sometimes your body stashes iron on purpose to keep it away from parasites or candida. You don’t want to hand them dinner.
Run the panel. Then learn to read it.