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>>Does anyone have any information regarding the advisability as to
>>blood donation from Celiacs ?
>Hi Larry....My path into a GF diet also started when I went to the
>Red Cross clinic to donate blood, as I had many times over the years,
>and was told that my iron was low.
..
> The celiac problem is not a blood problem, and I've now continued to
> donate.
Actually I've just come back having been rejected in Melbourne with a
haemoglobin of 14.3. This is due to concern about the very mild
persistent diarrhoea which I still get, and the possibility of fluid
imbalance afterwards.
Interestingly I was however accepted as a Bone Marrow Donor.
Jim