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This is actually a thing for some people, and if that's you, then you absolutely need to see a doctor and describe what's happening. It may be that you over-absorb iron. Someone close to me had this condition and described it as "thick blood". Undiagnosed hemochromatosis

He regularly gave blood, which helped shed the iron from his body, but at some point he stopped, and it contributed to a severe cognitive decline. He drank too much, too, which didn't help.

If you or someone you know has "thick blood", go to a doctor. Suggest they check for hemochromatosis



THIS. Hemochromatosis is rare but imminently treatable. And among the few, if not the only disease for which the oldest treatment (bloodletting) remains among the most viable treatments today.




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