Re: Iron Panel / pre-test guidelines

[Guest guest]

3/ Iron/Ferritin

a) test early am fasting

NO meds or supps until AFTER blood taken

c) NO Iron supps for minimum 5 days (some sources say 7 days)

d) some sources also say NO Vit C supps for minimum 5 days (some say 7 days even

better) as well

e) some sources say no B12 supps for 5 days as well

f) NO high Iron foods or drinks for at least 3 days (5 days is even better)

from

http://forums.realthyroidhelp.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=19035

Thanks to L.Lee for this info.

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> Hi I have not posted before on this group, but I have been following the

protocol. I am getting an iron panel done and I can not find what I need to

avoid before the test. I know I need to stop the iron supp for 5-7 days, but not

sure what else to avoid. thanks

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[Guest guest]

As far as I know, raising T3 in the pre-test time should not adversely affect

the results of an iron test.

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> > Hi I have not posted before on this group, but I have been following the

> >protocol. I am getting an iron panel done and I can not find what I need to

> >avoid before the test. I know I need to stop the iron supp for 5-7 days, but

not

> >sure what else to avoid. thanks

> >

>

[Guest guest]

My own experience is that I have not had any adverse T3-effects from stopping

iron supps for 5 days.

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> > > Hi I have not posted before on this group, but I have been following the

> > >protocol. I am getting an iron panel done and I can not find what I need to

> > >avoid before the test. I know I need to stop the iron supp for 5-7 days,

but

> >not

> >

> > >sure what else to avoid. thanks

> > >

> >

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