Low Iron

Anyone else have low iron? If so what are you taking or doing to help it?

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I have to get infusions. I have hemolytic anemia the iron pills didn't help me sadly. I was taking them twice a day

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I have iron in my prenatals but only a little percentage but I told my doctor and she prescribed me iron pills and I took them for 7 days and felt better but have them still just in case I feel like I need them

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I take iron supplements every day

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I just take iron pills and that kinda helps along with prenatal. My iron level dipped all the way down to a 9.2 then came up to a 11.0 just from iron pills alone 🙃

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I am taking Thorne Ferrasorb, BIOTICS Research Hydro Zyme and a beef liver. It’s helped, my last blood work was normal for iron. When I take regular iron supplements I get constipated with these I haven’t.

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I just started a beef organ complex vitamin and it seems to be really helping with iron and my vitamin b and D!

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I take SlowFe iron supplement and cook all my meals on a cast iron skillet

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They put me on iron pills almost a month ago. I believe my numbers were around nine. I take the iron pill with vitamin C. It helps absorb the iron. I went to the hematologist this week and my body is responding well to the pills. I am at 11.5 now and I do not have to do the infusions. I am going back in two weeks to make sure that my iron continues to go up. Try taking your iron pill with a vitamin C pills to help absorb it.

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I’ve been on Iron pills since May but they haven’t helped, but it maintained it right at 10.4 so it’s not super low. I’m scheduled to have an iron infusion in a few weeks

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The iron in my prenatal and the iron supplements have been making me vomit so I'm cooking foods with iron (like eggs) in a cast iron skillet and eating that regularly, as well as eating Larabars, which have dates and nuts in them. The nuts are a great source of iron, I think the Larabar is like 15-17% of your daily iron. And then drink orange juice with it to get vitamin C to help absorb the iron.

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I take an iron supplement first thing in the morning with orange juice they don’t help if you take with water.

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Iron with vitamin C. Then, prenatals, fish oil, vitamin D and beef liver caps. At night, aspirin, progesterone and magnesium. Those are all my vitamins :)

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My OB recommended Floradix liquid iron+herb. You can find it on Amazon. Supposed to be easily absorbed and easy on your stomach.

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I’ve always been anemic on and off throughout my life. And at about 28 weeks my OB told me to take a daily iron supplement. I always use good old fashion liquid Geritol. Lol it’s what always helped me. So I take that daily with the prenatal and a weekly Vit D I have a prescription for.

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I’ve been taking vitronc since 20 weeks

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