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I'm not getting enough Iron. Every time I go for a blood test they tell me that my Iron is low. Not dangerously low but still low. I take 3 iron supplements a day like im supposed to but I still cant get the iron in my blood up. One of the issues is that I cant get in enough iron rich foods. By the time I get in my Protein there just inst enough room for anything else. I don't like organ meats but are there any foods that are iron and Protein rich.

I asked my doctor if I could have some kind of medical condition causing me to not absorb the iron. I am careful to space out my iron and my Calcium. Just not sure what else to do.

-Turk

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Spinach and you can mix it into a smoothie if you have a nutra bullet or similar product without tasting the spinach. Your drink will likely turn green though.

1 cup contain approximately 5 gms of Protein.

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Watercress is an EXCELLENT source of Iron. Good luck!

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What kind of Iron supplements are you taking? I was anemic before surgery and I'm certainly anemic now. I can't take standard Iron supplements because I can't get enough Calcium to help it be absorbed. Per my doc's recommendations I take VitronC. A bit pricey but it's absorbed easier and doesn't cause Constipation.

Other than that, as mentioned above, you can definitely include iron rich foods like spinach in your smoothies.

It sounds like your body isn't absorbing the iron you're taking in. Talk to your NUT & doc about this. There are right and wrong ways to take iron supplements, maybe you need to change things up.

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I use Gentle Absorb Iron from GNC


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Most dark green leafy veg contain Iron & Calcium.< /p>

I also agree with the poster above who said it may be and absorption issue.

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Thank you, ill look into that

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Also cook in a cast Iron skillet. research it online... good luck also do not take ur Calcium within 2 hours of your Iron or else it will not absorb.

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