Posted by IsoM on April 2, 2002, at 11:39:07
In reply to Re: Hemochromatosis (Iso), posted by Jaynee on April 1, 2002, at 20:26:24
Thanks for the clarification, Jaynee. The information about women is from the medical liteature I've read but with you having it & what you described, I think I'd rather believe what comes from the horse's mouth (so to speak). I had no idea it affected the Irish so much. Any idea where they originally got the aberrant gene from? I'm interested in the history of genetic disorders.
The doctors performed a full test on my son with his permission. There was renewed interest in hemochromatosis in our area (not sure what triggered it) & they were doing full testing of any volunteers willing to to be part of a study. Mt son thought 'why not?' & decided to participate. It was only as a result of all the tests that they found him anemic too.
He's now eating meat again. It was from a long stay in the hospital (suicidal) that he developed a dislike of meat. They prepared so much meat, 2-3 times a day, & badly prepared to boot, that put him off meat.
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