How much iron?
I'm 26 and still menstruating monthly so I take 60mg of carbonyl iron every night at bedtime. I use Bariatric advantage's lime flavored ones, they are really good. They have vitamin C in them as well. I bought them straight from their site:
https://www1.bariatricadvantage.com/catalog/us-en/3/Iron
HW: 306 Day of Surgery: 299 Current Weight: 172
They don't have enough C to actually help with absorption of iron, though.
Kelly
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The ASMBS recommends 36 mg if you don't have periods.
To help with absorption of iron, you need 200 mg vitamin C per 30 mg iron. So you'd need a little over 200 mg C with 36 mg iron.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
