Iron pills cause problems

Quoted message said:

"Mach777" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
I have an iron deficit, and have been instructed to take iron pills
daily. However, the pills cause stomach ache, nausea, and increase in
body temperature so they are not a good solution for me.
Does anyone have any suggestions?

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This is not too uncommon and may be due to the type of iron pills
you are taking. You may consider chelated iron pills instead,
which give you excellent absorption at 15 - 25mg / day, versus
the ones you may be taking right now (usually ferrous sulfate at
1-3x 300mg / day?). Most of all, never take the pills without, or
after a meal, but always in the middle, with enough food.

Of course iron assessment can be a relative endeavor, where
different practitioners use different markers and equally different
interpretations. By evaluating and normalizing manganese, folate,
and Vit B1 status, iron levels tend to improve on their own in a
good portion of so-called "iron-deficient" patients.

However, if you are indeed required to increase your iron intake,
do consider to increase your meat (veal, beef...) consumption as
well, add some Vit C and possibly a Glutamic acid and Betaine
supplement since low stomach acid also contributes to poor
iron assimilation. If still not successful and iron pills still bother
you, consider a liquid iron product.

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Quoted message said:

"Mach777" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
I have an iron deficit, and have been instructed to take iron pills
daily. However, the pills cause stomach ache, nausea, and increase in
body temperature so they are not a good solution for me.
Does anyone have any suggestions?

..
This is not too uncommon and may be due to the type of iron pills
you are taking. You may consider chelated iron pills instead,
which give you excellent absorption at 15 - 25mg / day, versus
the ones you may be taking right now (usually ferrous sulfate at
1-3x 300mg / day?). Most of all, never take the pills without, or
after a meal, but always in the middle, with enough food.

Of course iron assessment can be a relative endeavor, where
different practitioners use different markers and equally different
interpretations. By evaluating and normalizing manganese, folate,
and Vit B1 status, iron levels tend to improve on their own in a
good portion of so-called "iron-deficient" patients.

However, if you are indeed required to increase your iron intake,
do consider to increase your meat (veal, beef...) consumption as
well, add some Vit C and possibly a Glutamic acid and Betaine
supplement since low stomach acid also contributes to poor
iron assimilation. If still not successful and iron pills still bother
you, consider a liquid iron product.

Thank you very much for your information!

Best regards

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Quoted message said:

Hello,

I have an iron deficit, and have been instructed to take iron pills
daily. However, the pills cause stomach ache, nausea, and increase in
body temperature so they are not a good solution for me.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Best regards

A comprehensive and apparently balanced view of iron nutrition can be found
at:

http://www.askbillsardi.com/sdm.asp?pg=iron

MikeV

"A comprehensive and apparently balanced view of iron nutrition can be
found
at:

askbillsardi.comsdm.aspOpen ↗

The above deals with iron overload, a condition that affects 3 to 5
percent of the population. The person asking the question in this thread
has a medical diagnosis of iron levels too low. Tom, is that you?

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Quoted message said:

"A comprehensive and apparently balanced view of iron nutrition can be
found
at:

askbillsardi.comsdm.aspOpen ↗

The above deals with iron overload, a condition that affects 3 to 5
percent of the population. The person asking the question in this thread
has a medical diagnosis of iron levels too low. Tom, is that you?

Your usual bias is showing.
A more careful read will show that he discusses anaemia and iron
"regulation"

Quotation:
"Differentiating between anemia and iron overload can be difficult because
both conditions cause fatigue. One study at the Department of Medicine,
University of Western Ontario in Canada, found that iron overload can
produce a wide range of symptoms, such as joint pain (particularly hip),
unexplained gastric pain, frequent infections, skin bronzing, elevated liver
enzymes, cessation of menstruation, hair loss and heart flutters
(fibrillation). Yet, of 410 iron-overload patients, 27 percent experienced
no symptoms whatsoever.18 Common symptoms of iron-deficiency anemia are
lowered resistance to infections, fainting, breath holding, mental fatigue,
sleepiness, cold hands and feet, and cravings for ice, meat or tomatoes, all
which are more likely to occur among women.19 "

Mike V