RE: Re: iron and thyroid dilema

[Guest guest]

It means you need to take calcium AND iron four hours apart from

thyroid hormone, not from each other.

If you are taking natural thyroid hormone replacement such as

Erfa 'Thyroid' you can take this sublingually so it is absorbed directly

through the tiny capillaries under your tongue straight into the blood stream,

so there is no need to wait to take iron and calcium supplements. However, not

all the thyroid extracts are made to be used in this way and have a hard coat,

so these need to be swallowed.

Personally, I would not run the risk of taking thyroid hormone

two hours apart from iron/calcium and would wait the recommended four hours. I

would want to be absolutely certain there was no iron or calcium left that

might bind to it and stop it from doing the job it's supposed to.

Luv - Sheila

>

> THank you Janet,

> on the leaflet I have which comes with the Adcal3 (my calcium supplement)

it tells me that it needs to be taken 4 hours apart from thyroxine (though I am

on NDT) and also Iron!

>

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[Guest guest]

Thanks Trish for this.

Luv - Sheila

> It means you need to take calcium AND iron four hours apart from thyroid

hormone, not from each other.

oddly enough i was looking through a notebook today where i had written

" don't take calcium and iron together " ...i've done a quick search and

found the following:

http://www.livestrong.com/article/249493-can-you-take-a-multivitamin-supplement-a-calcium-supplement-at-the-same-time/

" Iron Absorption

Some multivitamins contain iron. Iron and calcium compete for absorption in

your small intestine. According to the Linus ing Institute, you should take

your iron supplements or iron-containing multivitamin at least two hours apart

from your calcium supplement. This will increase your iron absorption "

trish

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> It means you need to take calcium AND iron four hours apart from thyroid

> hormone, not from each other.

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