EBV and Iron

[emmablondevoyage]

I have active EBV and iron deficiency and read this:


"Low iron levels could be caused by EBV sequestering host iron for fundamental viral processes."

So does this mean that iron supplementation can worsen EBV? Is this true?

If you have active EBV, have you tried iron supplementation? Has it helped or worsened your condition? Thank you!

 

[almost]

Have you had your ferritin levels checked?

The body will sequester iron in ferritin in order to keep it from viruses and other pathogens. That would take it out of circulation and could theoretically cause a blood deficiency.

With the two organisms fighting each other over this resource, I don't know the answers to your questions, but I would think the body is going to keep doing what it knows, which would be keep storing it until it no longer can.

 

[wabi-sabi]

I have been helped by iron supplements, since my ferritin was low.