My daughter 31 years old....diagnosed with Chrons...from year 2002 her hb levels suddenly start falling and when it falls to 5 or so she is given packed units...now this has come to infusion once a month...she is consulting hematologists in Bangalore...she has been given iron infusion...but when the iron levels are checked after a month the levels are almost gone....her colonoscopy is perfectly normal...her occult blood test has come positive this time....she is under the care of good doctors but somehow there seems to be no diagnosis for the sudden fall of hb...please help us
Hello and welcome to Chat Doctor, A diagnosis of Crohn's disease and positive occult blood suggest is that the cause of low hemoglobin is chronic blood loss from gastrointestinal tract. The cause of blood loss is Crohn's disease. Blood transfusion can be given for the sudden fall in hemoglobin. Iron supplements can also be given for iron loss. However, the definite treatment of the condition is treatment of Crohn's disease.Crohn's disease is a chronic disease with relapsing and remitting course. Treatment will lead to achievement of remitting state. Consult your gastroenterologist for further management. Thanks and take care Chat Doctor.