Which is correct?

My doctor has told me to take 2 tablets of ferrous sulfate (325 mg) a day. I have been reading we don't absorb this type there is another type we should take. Why would the dr. tell me to take it if I don't absorb it? What would happen (anyone know) if I took the one?

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