LOW IRON

[GoldyGirl 186]

I have been super tired, and dizzy. I have BEEN Dehydrated and gotten about 4 liters of fluids over the past month. Today, I heard back from my blood work and MY Iron Level is Super LOW should be 50 to 60, and is at 28?? Any advice or anyone else have this issue. I am 10 months post of.

[Bufflehead 6,358]

I've struggled with low Iron since before surgery. Here are the tips my doctor gave me:

--try a liquid iron supplement such as Wellesse Iron -- it is more bioavailable than pills.< /p>

--if you are taking an iron supplement in pill form, take it with a little bit of orange juice. Also, don't take your iron supplement within an hour before or after a Calcium supplement or a dairy food.< /p>

--make sure you are taking sublingual B12 every day. Your body needs the B12 to absorb and process the iron. Sleevers especially tend to be B12 deficient.

Good luck to you!

[Vickybli 64]

I have the same problem - tired all the time. My NUT gave me an Iron supplement which also contains folic acid to help absortion and told me to take it on an empty stomach with 1 gram of Vitamin C. Also make sure that when you eat iron rich foods like eggs and red meat you don't eat any dairy with them because it prevents absortion - unfortunately that means no cheese in your omlete

[GoldyGirl 186]

wow, thanks, I eat a LOT of dairy, so I will watch that, do you feel tired and drained with the LOW Iron? ? I wanna Nap all the time?