Getting more Iron

Messwell
Messwell Posts: 1
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Hi,

Does anyone have any tips on how to up the iron intake in your diet? Do supplements work?

Thanks!

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  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    Iron is best absorbed when taken with vitamin C. That's why my Dr. Recommended I take a supplement with orange juice (anemic).

    Calcium can counteract iron. Not all daily vitamins contain iron anymore. Dangerous if children get a hold of them.

    Natural sources are raisins, spinach, packaged cereal (Raisin Bran, & Grapenuts). Have strawberries in your spinach salad.
  • HAS415
    HAS415 Posts: 48 Member
    My iron is really low and they put me on iron supplements but I don't take them because they are really constipating. I try and eat spinach which is high in iron. That reminds me I need to get my blood work checked again. UGH :( I think there's one called Ferrous something or other that is the least constipating. Good luck!
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