The role of the stomach and intestines in the occurrence of iron deficiency.

The stomach plays an important role in iron absorption because it is where it is absorbed. This process is disrupted if there are problems in the organ. For example, due to the consequences of exposure to the bacteria helicobacter pylori, which cause ulcers and gastritis, the very “holes” appear from which iron “poureds” past and does not have time to be absorbed. Also, this bacterium can cause atrophy of the walls of the stomach, and it simply cannot absorb substances normally.