I probably have issues with both of those things Gee, have always had a very heavy period & I find it hard to eat a lot of red meat, I prefer chicken. Is iron deficiency as easy as taking an iron tablet? Can I ask what caused your deficiency? Was it something you'd been struggling with or it came on for no apparent reason? What were the symptoms? I just feel it's too big a coincidence that both my mum & I have this issue. And I don't want it to affect my relationship with my son, I don't want to be a tired, crabby mum all the time who snaps at him for no reason