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Upon the doctors recommendation, I have been taking two 306mg ferrous gluconate pills twice a day and it's making me feel sick.

I was told to take it three times a day but I can not handle being this nauseated in the middle of the day and while I am in public. It's the worst when I take it on an empty stomach but taking it with some food doesn't help either.

Is anyone else experiencing this?? Is there anything that helps get rid of the nausea??

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I understand what you are going thru. Iron makes me sick too, I've tried every Iron supplement, I using a chewable for the last week. so far so good, but usually during week two I start feeling bad. I might try the iron patch that is in the Bariatric Pal Store next. I really don't want to be infused again.

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Try this one. These are the only kind that do not make me sick.

https://www.nowfoods.com/supplements/iron-36-mg-double-strength-veg-capsules

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Today is week one from my sleeve surgery. I started with nausea, dizziness and pain on my left trapezius yesterday as well . Today I tried taking my Vitamins for the first time . A few minutes after taking the Iron supplement I vomited and now pain on my left trapezius is worse ... anyone relates

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On 8/17/2020 at 9:58 PM, Maggiep said:

Today is week one from my sleeve surgery. I started with nausea, dizziness and pain on my left trapezius yesterday as well . Today I tried taking my Vitamins for the first time . A few minutes after taking the Iron supplement I vomited and now pain on my left trapezius is worse ... anyone relates

Was there Calcium in the Multivitamin ? You can't take Iron and calcium together. It diminishes the absorption of both. I usually wait at least 1 hour but usually 2-3.

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Hello , I took Calcium in the morning and Iron at evening time . I ordered flavored iron soft chews from Bariatric Fusion and hopefully those would work . I think that I just can’t stand the strong smell and taste of iron . The trapezius pain was definitely a muscle strain and probably due to changing my sleeping position after surgery.

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