Hemochromatosis Support Group
Hemochromatosis is a hereditary disease characterized by improper processing by the body of dietary iron which causes iron to accumulate in a number of body tissues, eventually causing organ dysfunction. It is the main iron overload disorder. Hemochromatosis is notorious for having symptoms that are often initially misattributed to other diseases.
Hello, my husband just got diagnosed a month ago, I think they caught it late because he has so many problems. Hopefully we learn more soon. Getting a liver biopsy today and start blood letting next week.
Anyway my husband has lost 40 pounds over the last few years, down to 140pds and he is 6'3". He needs to put on a lot of weight, any good ideas for a protein shake for hemochromatosis????
He started losing weight and muscle mass with chronic vomiting and incontinence. Finally got that under control. Now he needs to gain weight. But now we also have the problem of know appetite.
In general, dairy is iron-free. So I'd get used to drinking whole milk. There is also whole-milk yogurt. Whole milk cottage cheese. Whole milk sour cream.