Guest guest Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 My lab tests indicate that my iron is very low. My Dr was suggested I take Slow FE. In the past I have trouble tolerated it. (cramping then diarrhea)Does anyone have any suggestions? Also I need B12. Thanks..Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 > > My lab tests indicate that my iron is very low. My Dr was suggested I > take Slow FE. In the past I have trouble tolerated it. (cramping then > diarrhea)Does anyone have any suggestions? Also I need B12. > Thanks..Judy I did a bottle or two of this once: http://www.vegandonelight.com/recommends/floradix and experienced no constipation, etc.. It has good customer reviews there too. Hope this helps, - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Twice a week (or so) you could eat liver. That should also take care of your B12 problem. Some national restaurant chains have a cheap, reasonably healthy meal of liver and onions. For example, I sometimes order it at J.B.'s Restaurant. I tell them to hold the bacon and hold the potato. Bruce On Nov 13, 2007 9:49 AM, gj95993 <judyb331@...> wrote: > My lab tests indicate that my iron is very low. My Dr was suggested I > take Slow FE. In the past I have trouble tolerated it. (cramping then > diarrhea)Does anyone have any suggestions? Also I need B12. > Thanks..Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Although it’s true that liver contains a lot of iron it may not be a good idea to eat lots of liver. Liver is the organ in the body that clears the blood of toxins and one may be ingesting lots of those along with their iron. It’s also high in cholesterol as are other organ meats. Spinach and raisins are painless ways to ingest iron via food and harmless ones. From: Bruce Long <bruce@...> Reply-< > Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 05:11:51 -0700 < > Subject: [ ] Re: Iron Twice a week (or so) you could eat liver. That should also take care of your B12 problem. Some national restaurant chains have a cheap, reasonably healthy meal of liver and onions. For example, I sometimes order it at J.B.'s Restaurant. I tell them to hold the bacon and hold the potato. Bruce On Nov 13, 2007 9:49 AM, gj95993 <judyb331@... <mailto:judyb331%40sbcglobal.net> > wrote: > My lab tests indicate that my iron is very low. My Dr was suggested I > take Slow FE. In the past I have trouble tolerated it. (cramping then > diarrhea)Does anyone have any suggestions? Also I need B12. > Thanks..Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Thanks to everyone. My health is good for my age. 66. I have no aches or pain and lead a very busy life. (work full time, bowl and quilt) I do not have numbers on the lab work. After a CBC, Iron folic acid and B12 levels were checked. My Dr left a message on the answering machine so I was unable to question him. I have an appointment next week. I eat a plant based diet, with fish on occasion. I thought I was covering the iron with cream of wheat, spinach and Balance bars. I do not take supplements. I may have to now. Thanks again, Judy > > > > My lab tests indicate that my iron is very low. My Dr was suggested I > > take Slow FE. In the past I have trouble tolerated it. (cramping then > > diarrhea)Does anyone have any suggestions? Also I need B12. > > Thanks..Judy > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 You could use a cast iron skillet to cook in. A trace amount of iron leaches out into your food. M. Tilton citpeks wrote: > Judy, > > As others have suggested, you can get your iron from liver, red meat, > or vegetables like spinach and raisins. > > Without more information about your health and your diet it is not > possible to address your problem. There are many reasons for low iron > including bleeding (e.g., menstrual period), anemia caused by poor > diet, intestinal parasite infestations, etc. Iron deficiency can also > occur from inadequate vegan or ovo-lacto vegetarian diets. > > It would be useful to know what types of tests you have had and how > you track your nutrition. If you are not tracking your nutrition with > software like CRON-o-Meter, you could be undernourishing yourself. > > Using the software you will find out that 30 grams of spinach have 0.8 > mg of iron, 30 grams of raisins have 0.6 mg of iron, and 30 grams of > liver have 1.9 mg of iron. The Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) of > iron is 18 mg per day, but you probably need to go higher to fix your > deficiency because not everything you consume gets absorbed. > > Tony > http://scientificpsychic.com/health/vitamins.html > > > > > >> My lab tests indicate that my iron is very low. My Dr was suggested I >> take Slow FE. In the past I have trouble tolerated it. (cramping then >> diarrhea)Does anyone have any suggestions? Also I need B12. >> Thanks..Judy >> >> > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 > > Hi Barbara, > Anyone on Gleevec is already getting plenty of Iron - that's what gives the tablet the orange colour. We are advised not to take further iron supplements on top of that as too much isn't good for you in many ways > Phil ****************************************** Hi Phil, This actually isn't the case. I know of several CML specialists who prescribe iron supplements for patients who are iron deficient. Dr. Talpaz and Dr. Lipton are just two who I know have prescribed it. A ferritin test is needed in order to determine if a patient is iron deficient. I have taken iron supplements (in addition to Gleevec) for years and yet continue to be severely iron deficient. You know the saying, everyone is different. I would definitely not recommend iron for anyone who isn't shown to be deficient but for those who are, it can actually save their lives. Tracey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 > Dr. Talpaz and Dr. Lipton are just two who I know have prescribed it. A ferritin test is needed in order to determine if a patient is iron deficient. > > I have taken iron supplements (in addition to Gleevec) for years and yet continue to be severely iron deficient. > > You know the saying, everyone is different. I would definitely not recommend iron for anyone who isn't shown to be deficient but for those who are, it can actually save their lives. > > Tracey ______________________ I agree. I was using Procrit for low hgb....then my insurance did not want to pay for it unless my ferritin was 100. When tested it was much lower.......so I had 3 IV infusions of iron, once a week. I have not needed Procrit since that time. I think we did do a follow-up ferritin test months later.........and it is still better than it had been and adequate. This was prescribed by Dr. Druker. Sometimes a doctor tells you something meant specifically for yourself, and your situation/condition but it can sound like it is a general statement.....when it might not apply to everyone. C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 Hi, I have been on 975 mg ferrous sulphate (iron) for several years. The instructions say if you take more than one pill, do not take them together, take them at least 2 hr. apart. I also have a paper about anemia from my nurse at Cleveland clinic, says to take with 8 oz of O J, wow, that's a lot of calories, and a lot of acid. But no matter how many you take, take them with food to avoid nausea. I take one with each meal, but not always with OJ. Have not had a transfusion in several months, and I do believe, that is because one day I finally read the instructions on the bottle, saying not to take more than one at a time, which I had been doing. My hgb seems to stay higher , longer, now than it did. Wonder why I never read the instructions sooner????? a ( Bobby ) Doyle, dob 12/17/29 Brecksville, Ohio, USA DX 5/1995 Interferon 9 weeks/Hydroxyurea 5 years o2/2000 to 06/2002 Gleevec trial, OHSU 06/2002 Gleevec/Trisenox Trial, OHSU 06/2003 Gleevec/Zarnestra Trial, OHSU 04/2004 Sprycel Trial, MDACC, CCR in 10 months 04/2008 XL228 Trial, U of Mich. PCR 5.69 04/2009 Ariad Trial AP24534 09/2009 PCR 0.017 #840 Zavie's Zero Club From: <jmcallister411@...> Subject: [ ] iron Date: Friday, January 29, 2010, 10:07 AM  hi barb/phil, when i was in tennessee my onco there was always watching my " iron storage " # suggesting i take iron. i was in ny before i went to tn and when i was there an iron storage, (ferrous)level wasn't taken.why aren't these drs on the same page? i quit taking iron several months ago because it was making me upset.i take procrit about once every 5/6 weeks to keep my hemo/hemacrit up because i don't want to take a transfusion. the dr in tn told me procrit doesn't help iron storage.the explanation is too long to go in to but she did explain it. confusing??? ????????? hugs jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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