IRON suggestions???

Sandi B.
on 11/11/09 10:01 am - Haltom City, TX

I need suggestions...
Iron level went from 10.2 in August to 9.2 this past Friday.

YES I'm getting my vit's in ... just need help in the IRON area.

Suggestions please???? I'm sick of all the damn pills!

George T.
on 11/11/09 10:20 am - Grand Prairie, TX

RNY on 12/13/07

I was taking a chewable iron that was citrus flavored and really quite good. I bought it in Irving in the Target parking lot on 183 and Belt Line.

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Sandi B.
on 11/11/09 10:37 am - Haltom City, TX

RNY on 05/12/08

George T. wrote: I was taking a chewable iron that was citrus flavored and really quite good. I bought it in Irving in the Target parking lot on 183 and Belt Line.

Hmmmmmmmmmmm buying IRON in the Target parking lot... Hmmmmmmmm wondering what kind of IRON that is hehehe

Stephanie G.
on 11/11/09 11:30 am - Rowlett, TX

RNY on 07/30/07

Scroll down about 8 posts...same topic.

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Loralea
on 11/11/09 2:41 pm - Trophy Club, TX

RNY on 09/26/07

first suggestion that came to mind: TAKE IT...LOL I know I'm a smart a$$. Seriously though. I just take a regular ferrous something....seems to work for me. No chewable suff, that tastes nasty. EWWW! Also, beware the slow-FE, etc....doesn't absorb fast enough.

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Sandi B.
on 11/11/09 6:53 pm, edited 11/12/09 7:24 am - Haltom City, TX

RNY on 05/12/08

Thanks ya'll... I know I've been a slacker about this but dammit I just ughhhhhhhhhhh. thanks again for the suggestions!!

cajungirl
on 11/11/09 8:47 pm

RNY on 02/21/05

Sandy, I get tired of them too but damn I can tell when I don't do what I'm suppose too.

Here are my favorites, they seem to work better for me, less chance of constipation. Be sure you take your iron with Vitamin C and 2 hours away from calcium. I get the first two below from Vitalady. You can usually get Vitron C at a pharmacy and I've heard post-ops that have good luck with it too.

Vitron - C High Potency Iron Supplement Tablets - 60 Tablets

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Teena C.
on 11/11/09 9:31 pm - Crandall, TX

RNY on 08/03/07

My surgeon suggested Ferretts IPS for me. It's a liquid iron. I haven't been on it long but I just couldn't take regular iron because of constipation problems. I thought it would taste nasty but it's really not bad at all. It's suppose to be over the counter but I have never found it in any stores so I order it off the internet.

lisaboss
on 11/11/09 9:37 pm - Corinth, TX

RNY on 08/22/07

Sandi, I'm in the same boat.... I bought the iron, but haven't started taking it yet. One thing I did start doing though was eating one cup of dry Cherrios daily. They are high in iron, low in calories and seem to satisfy that urge to eat something crunchy. All around for me a win... I'll still have to take an iron supplement, but wanted to share. Good luck!

Lisa from Texas - Go Aggies Go!!!
Before/atWLS/Current
313/290/150