try taking ferrous gluconate instead of ferrous sulfate. It is much more easily tolerated.

Thanks for info regarding the reason that I take a vitamin c with my iron. I've just done it out of habit for years.

--Becca

I'm sorry for your loss it's very hard when your love ones pass. The saying...this too will pass. Most of the time takes so long to pass. I know because I loss my mom 6 years ago along with 3 brothers and since then have gain so much weight. I can't seem to get back on track. So every now & then I come to obesity help for support because it's so hard to be normal since my rny. Good luck to you & my prayers for you. Stay healthy!

It is not as uncommon as you think...mine started about 18 months after surgery. I did wear a CGM for about 3 weeks and saw that I seem to spike more quickly than normal from food and then it falls fast. I have both what I would call regular hypoglycemia- from waiting too long to eat and reactive hypoglycemia from eating something too high in sugar- although it doesn't have to be like a dessert or something... or then there is the perfect storm if I don't eat for a long time and then eat something that strikes my BS the wrong way. There is no predicting what will send my blood sugar down either, as things I have eaten many times and been fine ... then one time- boom.

I always say the measure between dumping and hypoglycemia is eating food will not help dumping... When your BS is crashing you need food.

I just wanted to tell you I am so sorry for your losses. Be gentle with yourself. You have suffered a lot of difficulties and you did the best you could to comfort yourself.

Now you can comfort yourself by doing things that make you feel good physically, not just emotionally. It sounds like you are making a good start. I know it's hard but it gets easier as time goes on.

I will keep you in my thoughts.

I had WLS in 2012 and for the last 2 years or so whenever I bend or otherwise squish my stomach muscles into an odd shape I get an intense "charlie horse" in my stomach muscles. Like, I feel like my intestines are knotting and twisting and I have to hold real still and breath deeply until it passes. It is SO intense. I am always scared I will pass out. I also had a C-section in 1995. I wonder if it has to do with cutting the stomach muscles? I've not seen a doctor about it. Every time I go to the doctor, they are pretty much useless and I didn't want to spend the money to get a shoulder shrug and tell me to lose weight.