Iron?

My OB's office just called.  Said I need to start taking over the counter iron daily.  I already have poop issues and I'm worried the added iron will make it worse?  Any advice?

TIA

Ash :)

I eat two Activia and a fiber one bar for breakfast everyday. Since I started doing that I go most days and have no problem.

My iron is AWESOME. No sickness, and NO CONSTIPATION. This is the only one I can say that about and I've tried dozens. I get it at The Vitamin Shoppe. It's called Nature's Plus- High Potency Chewable Iron. There is 27 mg of iron in each tablet. I take 2 per day, plus my pre-natal. My levels are excellent and even were during pregnancy. They are also fast acting and taste pretty decent...sour cherry.

Angie

I'm glad you posted this Angie!  I'm going to the Vitamin Shoppe!

Hugs!

Ash :)

I recommend either VitaLady Tender Iron or Celebrate baratric vitamins iron.

The Tender Iron is carbonyl iron- and you need to take a Vitamin C with it. The Celebrate is ferrous fumarate and has Vitamin C with it. Both are MUCH easier on the digestive tract than ferrous sulfate.  I bought both online. I recently recommended them to my gramma who is 94 and was needing to start taking iron. No problems for her!

I've also taken Vitron-C which I could find locally. I forget which iron that is.

HTH ! good luck!

Lisa

with both my pregnancies in the past i was anemic..first time just slightly and the second time severely...both time they recommended slowfe..over the counter and its supposed to be least constipating...best of luck!