Question:
What can i do get my Iron up?
I was suppose to have surgery on Dec 6th but it was postpone because my iron was low. It was 9.5. I'm taking ferrous sulfate 325mg 2 times a day and i'm also taking certagen vitamins 2 times a day. Is there anything else i can do to get my iron up? How long do it take to get it up to normal. Thank you for your help — rainbow Q. (posted on December 6, 2004)
December 5, 2004
I am trying to get mine up as well,,,,,,I have tried to give blood several
times,,,that's how I knew it was down ,,,,,,I am taking 2 iron tabs each
day and trying to eat alot of green veges,,,,( yuk )I was also told to
leave off coffee and tea for a while,,,,,oooops,,,can't do that one
..lol.....but I know what you're going through ,,,,I have my first consult
with Dr. Christopher, Jan. 26, 2005 and I am trying to get everything in
order and have mu iron up where it needs to be......Good Luck !!!
— DEITRA C.
December 6, 2004
Per my doctor, I take 2 Fergon in the morning and 2 at night. I also take
Vit C to help with absorbtion and avoid caffine since that slows
absorbtion. Also avoid taking calcium 2 hours from when you take your iron
- it also slows absortbtion
— Mattie
December 6, 2004
Has your dr run other tests to see if you have pernicious anemia? This can
cause iron deficency. Also is that your iron level or your hemoglobin. My
daughter battled Anemia for a couple of years before someone finally
ordered her B-12 level and found it to be very very low. Now that she has
the pernicious anemia under control her iron and ferritin levels are now
normal.
— jenafwife
December 6, 2004
Make sure that you follow the rules of taking iron to help your absorption.
Take it with Vitamin C only. Take it no sooner than two hours after a
meal, other medication or supplement and don't take anything for an hour
after you take it. I have a list of things that should not be taken with
iron on my website at acdlady.com/WLS_Vitamins (add the www. part) that
might be of help. After gastric bypass surgery the ferrous sulfate will
not be a tolerable form of iron and is thought of as a pouch burner by many
post-ops. I currently take iron carbonyl that I purchase from vitalady.com
and it is tolerated well by my system and has brought my numbers up nicely.
— Arizona_Sun
December 7, 2004
My iron went down to 7.3 recently. I had to get an iron transfusion. I
had been taking carbonyl iron, which wasn't helping my numbers. My
hematologist switched me to ferrous sulfate 325 mg 2x per day.
— bt
December 7, 2004
Hi Vicki, You may think I am crazy and since I have not had any surgery
yet I do not know what you are allowed to eat, but I know raisins will up
your iron really good. Maybe the sweetness in them may cause the
"dumping" that I have read about. I Don't know if you can have
them or not. Judy
— Judy 52
December 7, 2004
You have not had WLS yet due to low iron? Ask your doc about Rx for
Chromagen Forte. They might pop you up quicker than anything. The fe
sulfate is a rough way to go, and not a well absorbed iron for us post-op,
generally. When you take your iron, do you take it with vit C and not with
caffeine, dairy, eggs, whole grains, any other vites, minerals or meds? If
you're sitll pre-op, you'll need to isolate them in a 2 hour each side
window. Some actually take them in the middle of the night when they get
up.
— vitalady
December 8, 2004
Chlorphyll you can take in tablet or liquid form. i have a low H&h now
and have to do this again. Iron tabes wont work and are not readiatly
absorbed. you can feel the differance in a few days. i would take 1-2
tablets twice a day until normal then down to once a day. All the Best!
Tracey
— traceybubbles
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