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Hemochromatosis – A Gastrointestinal Disorders

Sunday, September 13th, 2009

HEMOCHROMATOSIS- A GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERShemochromatosis

Hemochromatosis is a disease in which a body soaks and stores huge amount of iron that accumulates in various body organs such as pancreas, liver, heart, etc and damage the cells. It is basically caused due to the genetic error. It is more common among men then the women. This can de detected from the blood tests that measures iron level in blood. The symptoms are-

  1. Feeling Weakness.
  2. Lose of weight.
  3. Pain in joints as well as in abdomen.
  4. Change in the color of the skin.
  5. Diabetes and liver damage.

This disease can not be cured but person can make to live little longer by regular change of blood that can be done by donating blood.