Breakfast experiment for iron deficiency

 Ok, I have been slowly nursing my iron levels back up.  One of the 'better' iron rich foods is fortified cereal.  But here is the deal, I recently tried this - a couple of days apart - and around 2-3 hours after eating I found myself kind of sick.  Light headed, dizzy, like a dumping without the sweat.  I am bummed because I really like the Smart Start cereal but obviously can't start my day with it.  Anyone else have a similar issue??

Just curious ?  What is the carb count ? That with milk I wonder ? I know I get really sick, if the carbs are too many. Just wondering.

Sandy

 Smart Start Cereal:

1 cup
kcal 190
Fat  .5  g
Carbs 43 g
Sugars 14 g
Pro 3 g.
Iron 100%

Almond Breeze Almond Milk:

1 cup
kcal 40
Fat 3.5 g
Carbs 2 g.
sugars 0
Protein 1 g.
Iron 4%

You might be getting Reactive Hypoglycemia (does the cereal have bananna?). Consider having eggs. The yolks are rather high in iron.

You might also try having a fun size candy bar when you first get the light headed feeling. Other people (with RHG) eat other foods 1-2 hours after eating as well.

hi, I'm over three years out and experience this more now than I did earlier on. I love Kashi go lean--per 1 cup it has fat 1gm, sugar 9 gm,fiber 5gm, protein 13 gm. Normally I eat 1/2 cup..with milk seems a good source of protein, but lately I don't tolerate sugar or simple carbs at all getting lightheaded,dizzy,sometimes sweating. I do better without the cereal now.

 I still have issues with eating cereal for breakfast (or any other meal for that matter)...I do much better with protein like eggs, or omelettes, or plain Greek yogurt.

I have this same problem when I eat cereal for breakfast.  It's my blood sugar dropping.  I've tried eating cereal with more protein or drinking a protein shake before or with my my cereal, but none of that works for me.  I know I need to eat mostly protein for breakfast.  My usual breakfast is a scrambled egg, one slice whole wheat toast with promise spread.

I also take the iron supplement Vitron-C.  I buy it at CVS but I've heard it's available at Rite-Aid, too.  This stuff really worked for me.  I've been iron deficient for years.  When I decided to have RNY, this was the supplement they advised.  At first, they wanted me to take 2 a day at separate times.  I've been taking it everyday for nearly 4 years and my iron levels have been normal.  Don't take iron with thyroid meds or calcium. 

More protein, less carbs - that's my rule of thumb.