Need more iron

What foods do you guys recommend that have iron in them?

Thanks!

Red meat, spinach, beans. I mean I'm sure google can help you out there.

http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/top-10-iron-rich-foods

Rice krispies or other fortified breakfast cereals. I'm anemic and my doctor recommend rice kris pies and dark leafy green veggies

The problem I have with fortified cereal is that you eat it with milk or yoghurt. But I've been told by my doctor to not eat milk, yoghurt, cheese etc at least half an hour before and half an hour after I get my iron supplement pills because they inhibit the absorption of iron. So however much cereals are fortified does it really matter if my body can't absorb it? Or does it work differently with iron from food instead from a pill?

Keep in mind that non-heme sources of iron absorb extremely poorly (supplements - fortifications). So it's best to get it from whole food sources that contain it in heme.

Can I ask how you know for a fact that you require more iron? Did you have a doctor test your iron and ferritin levels?

I'm just wondering because having too much iron can be very dangerous for your health so you should never supplement unless you know for certain that you're not getting the amount that your body needs. Having high iron gives you the exactly symptoms that you have with anemia.