What iron do you take and how much?

Paula C.
on 6/25/12 3:14 am

I am three years out and my hair is falling out again like at the beginning. I am not getting enough Iron it could be the problem. So what Iron do you take and how much?

Paula Colvin RNY 08-03-2009 Augusta, Ga

poet_kelly
on 6/25/12 3:16 am - OH

RNY on 11/04/08

I take Sundown Perfect Iron, which is carbonyl. I take 75 mg daily, along with 500 mg vitamin C.

Kelly

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Paula C.
on 6/25/12 3:18 am

RNY on 08/03/09

Thanks, and is it true that you should not take vitamin C and Iron together?

Paula Colvin RNY 08-03-2009 Augusta, Ga

poet_kelly
on 6/25/12 3:19 am - OH

RNY on 11/04/08

No, you SHOULD take iron and C together. The C helps you absorb the iron. You need 200 mg C for every 30 mg iron.

However, you should NOT take iron and calcium together. The calcium blocks the absorption of the iron.

Kelly

Hollie313
on 6/25/12 4:36 am - MI

RNY on 05/09/12

I take Bariatric Advantage's chewable Iron. I take one per day.

Surgery: 5/9/12 HW: 302 SW: 287.6 CW: 158

mamasue_99
on 7/2/12 5:33 am

RNY on 02/07/11

you need to be taking 6 of them a day. if you are doing the chewybits...

cajungirl
on 6/25/12 5:33 am

RNY on 02/21/05

This is my favorite and works best with my pouch. http://www.vitalady.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&k ey=1320X090

Here is another good one that I was taking but had to increase and wouldn't commit to taking enough every day in quantity. This one basically killed two birds with one stone as the Vitamin C is already in the iron. http://www.vitalady.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&k ey=1330X400

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hedrider
on 6/25/12 5:49 am, edited 6/25/12 5:51 am - Midlothian, TX

RNY on 03/29/10

18 mg in each of my multis. 62 mg carbonyl twice a day from Vitalady. 12 mg heme (Proferrin) once per day.

Quite a lot. And that keeps my iron at around 60 and 17% sat.

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