Low iron

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  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,464 Member
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    How many calories are you cutting when lose weight? What foods are you eliminating? Consider cutting fewer calories and give more thought to what you’re eliminating and what you’re keeping in your diet. A modest deficit should not cause your iron to plummet.
  • 5Katey
    5Katey Posts: 371 Member
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    @pink_mint no, I haven’t heard of it. I live in Canada; not sure if we have it, but thx, will check it out.
  • JRsLateInLifeMom
    JRsLateInLifeMom Posts: 2,275 Member
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    Vitamin C helps me absorb iron.

    I take doctor prescribed Vitafol a pregnancy gel multivitamin vitamin doesn’t upset my many stomach conditions or ulcers 0cal. I also have Iron pregnancy vitamin. Their made to cause less nausea.

    Been my whole life iron struggles.
    I eat certain foods (take with vitamin C rich food or pill for the day)
    1.Dark Choc
    2.Spinach
    3. Tofu
    4. Beans
    5. Broccoli
    6. Whole wheat breads
    7. Egg
    8. Meats especially liver (liver for bad episode)
    9. Nuts
    10. Some cereals
    11. Potatoes
    12. Some berries
    13. Mushrooms
    14. Certain veggies to fruits
    15. Quinoa

    Make sure each meal has iron rich foods included.
  • 5Katey
    5Katey Posts: 371 Member
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    @JRsLateInLifeMom thank you so much for the comprehensive list! I never thought about taking a pregnancy vitamin for iron, but I may tolerate that better, since they didn’t seem to bother me with any of my pregnancies.😊

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