Denis - The COVID info guy -

"Disrupted iron levels after SARS-CoV-2 infection may trigger long COVID."

"Problems with iron levels in the blood and the body's ability to regulate this important nutrient as a result of SARS-CoV-2 infection could be a key trigger for long COVID, new research has discovered."

Source: https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260306/Disrupted-iron-levels-after-SARS-CoV-2-infection-may-trigger-long-COVID.aspx

Study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41590-024-01754-8

Disrupted iron levels after SARS-CoV-2 infection may trigger long COVID

Problems with iron levels in the blood and the body's ability to regulate this important nutrient as a result of SARS-CoV-2 infection could be a key trigger for long COVID, new research has discovered.

News-Medical
Mar 8 at 11:30pmWeb
Show threadWearyBonnieMar 9
@DenisCOVIDinfoguy
This definitely feels relevant to my own (non-covid) experience - my ferritin levels seem to have dropped fairly suddenly (I wasn't being tested super regularly back then) around 2018, which is about when I became chronically ill. Doctors weren't very interested because circulating iron stayed high, but now 8 years later I'm finally starting to raise my ferritin and I'm pretty sure it's making a huge difference to how I feel.
Show threadWearyBonnieMar 9
@DenisCOVIDinfoguy
Although now that I'm reading the study itself, it seems maybe they are describing the opposite situation (high ferritin, low circulating iron). Fascinating, either way!
Show threadAnatisadalia 🐞🌺Mar 9
@3TomatoesShort @DenisCOVIDinfoguy
Hello!
Please share how you are raising your ferritin levels.
I use these supplements but not sure if I should consider something else.
Thanks!
Show threadWearyBonnieMar 9

@Anatisadalia
@DenisCOVIDinfoguy
A handful of things:
- I learnt I was vitamin C deficient, so I started taking high strength C with my iron tablets & increased my fruit intake
- I take Maltofer tablets 2x a week & iron bisglycinate/iron II glycinate 1x a week
- I use a Lucky Iron Leaf (from https://luckyironlife.com/) to make iron-infused water, and I drink about 1.6L of that daily

Nothing was helping until I started the vit C and the Lucky Iron Leaf, but I can't say for sure which one helps!

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Show threadcaravantravellers 🌈Mar 9

@DenisCOVIDinfoguy

Wouldn't such a simple cause which shows in a lab test been discovered long time?