Guest guest Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 I was told about another way to do the glucose test and I am going to do it this way. You have an IV for an hour and they put the glucose directly into your blood and then do a blood test. Its supposed to help you not dump. We'll see what happens. Chrystal Wife to Jace - together 6 Years! Happy Mommy to - 4 Years Old! New Baby Swenson Due July 28, 2004! Zookeeper for 2 big dogs and 5 cats who let me feed them! Anemic Hi everyone, I had my monthly check up today. My OB says I am anemic and gave me an rx for iron supplements----FeSO4 to be exact. I am just curious, in trying to save some cash, is this the same as your basic iron supplements that you can purchase over the counter???? I hate to have this filled at the pharmacy and have to pay a hefty copay if I can get the same thing right off the shelf. It is for 325mg 2x daily. If anyone knows, I would greatly appreciate it. On a lighter note, everything is picture perfect. My weight gain is right on track for what they like to see. He said they want to see at least 10 pounds within 20 weeks. I have gained 11 or 12 and am 23 weeks. I have been feeling great. The baby is moving constantly and I really enjoyed hearing her heartbeat again today. It's so exciting!! My OB insists I do the glucola though. I tried to let him see the error in his ways, but I know he has had other RNY patients, so I guess they tolerated the test okay. Myself, I am scared. I should have pushed the issue a little more, but I guess that's not my personality. Thanks! Beverly RNY 4/10/02 335-----145 EDD 6/16/04 Children are a blessing, and a gift from the Lord. -Psalm 127:3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 I was told about another way to do the glucose test and I am going to do it this way. You have an IV for an hour and they put the glucose directly into your blood and then do a blood test. Its supposed to help you not dump. We'll see what happens. Chrystal Wife to Jace - together 6 Years! Happy Mommy to - 4 Years Old! New Baby Swenson Due July 28, 2004! Zookeeper for 2 big dogs and 5 cats who let me feed them! Anemic Hi everyone, I had my monthly check up today. My OB says I am anemic and gave me an rx for iron supplements----FeSO4 to be exact. I am just curious, in trying to save some cash, is this the same as your basic iron supplements that you can purchase over the counter???? I hate to have this filled at the pharmacy and have to pay a hefty copay if I can get the same thing right off the shelf. It is for 325mg 2x daily. If anyone knows, I would greatly appreciate it. On a lighter note, everything is picture perfect. My weight gain is right on track for what they like to see. He said they want to see at least 10 pounds within 20 weeks. I have gained 11 or 12 and am 23 weeks. I have been feeling great. The baby is moving constantly and I really enjoyed hearing her heartbeat again today. It's so exciting!! My OB insists I do the glucola though. I tried to let him see the error in his ways, but I know he has had other RNY patients, so I guess they tolerated the test okay. Myself, I am scared. I should have pushed the issue a little more, but I guess that's not my personality. Thanks! Beverly RNY 4/10/02 335-----145 EDD 6/16/04 Children are a blessing, and a gift from the Lord. -Psalm 127:3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 e is on an over the counter suppliment called " Slow FE " I think it is like 10.00 and you take 1 pill a day...it's a months supply...so basically 10.00 per month...and now she is not anemic....took care of that in like 4 weeks!!! Anemic Hi everyone, I had my monthly check up today. My OB says I am anemic and gave me an rx for iron supplements----FeSO4 to be exact. I am just curious, in trying to save some cash, is this the same as your basic iron supplements that you can purchase over the counter???? I hate to have this filled at the pharmacy and have to pay a hefty copay if I can get the same thing right off the shelf. It is for 325mg 2x daily. If anyone knows, I would greatly appreciate it. On a lighter note, everything is picture perfect. My weight gain is right on track for what they like to see. He said they want to see at least 10 pounds within 20 weeks. I have gained 11 or 12 and am 23 weeks. I have been feeling great. The baby is moving constantly and I really enjoyed hearing her heartbeat again today. It's so exciting!! My OB insists I do the glucola though. I tried to let him see the error in his ways, but I know he has had other RNY patients, so I guess they tolerated the test okay. Myself, I am scared. I should have pushed the issue a little more, but I guess that's not my personality. Thanks! Beverly RNY 4/10/02 335-----145 EDD 6/16/04 Children are a blessing, and a gift from the Lord. -Psalm 127:3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 Talk to your pharmacist. He/she should be glad to tell you if it's the same or not and even recommend a brand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 We use transdermal iron from a compounding pharmacy. B-12 (methylcobalamin) shots also help with anemia. Flor & Simon 23 months ASD, SCD 3 months --- brendachurman brendachurman@...> wrote: > Does anyone know what's the best way to take iron so > that it doesn't > hurt the stomach? > > > > __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 No oral iron if you can help it. Just eat the liver pate on page 87 in BTVC. Organ meats. Eggs. Fish and poultry. Cherry juice. Green leafy veggies...... Use an iron skillet....... The SCD™ Knowledge BasIron Supplements Elaine writes: Pleeeeeze do not get vitamins with iron; they encourage all kinds of infections especially in the gut, and iron has had much research done on it re other diseases. No oral iron if you can help it. Just eat the liver pate and if you like liver, eat it at least once a week. Now, now, Marilyn and Colleen, no remarks. Seth writes: Iron levels and anemia is a tricky subject. Anemia can be caused by many factors, low iron levels being only one of them. Poor iron levels can be caused by a lot of different things as well. For one, the body sequesters iron and hides it when you have an infection. If the ideas behind BTVC are correct, and I think they are, then that means those of us with IBD have an ongoing infection. So low levels of iron may be from bleeding (which a lot of us IBDers suffer from), malabsorption, or in many cases the result of the body trying to hide the iron stores from infectious bacteria. Taking oral iron, in my experience, is not a great idea. Iron supplement have always caused me GI problems, pain, cramping, etc. Iron can be very harsh on the gut and may catalyze oxidative reactions which can damage the surface of the intestines. Furthermore, many pathogens thrive on iron - and by taking oral iron you may be adding to the bacteria overgrowth problem that the SC Diet is trying to quell. Iron shots (which I had when I was younger) are painful, but at least bypass the problem of iron on the gut. There are certain supplements you can take to help absorb iron better. For one, Vitamin C binds to iron in food and helps facilitate the transportation of iron across the intestines into the bloodstream. Lactoferrin, a protein the body uses to bind to iron, can also be useful if taken by supplement. It binds tightly to iron, keeping it from catalyzing oxidative reactions, keeping it away from pathogenic bacteria, and also helps the body absorb the iron. Lactoferrin supplements can be expensive. Finally, having low levels of iron, as long as it is not impacting your energy levels, is not a bad thing. High iron levels have been implicated in heart disease - whether this has anything to do with infections, which I think it does, is controversial. But nonetheless, having more iron is not good when it comes to heart disease. We have known that women seem to be protected from heart disease until they hit menopause. It was always thought that estrogen was the protecting factor. However, researchers recently found that this was not the case. Women on hormone therapy after menopause were not protected. Now the current thinking is that it is the menses that lead to lower levels of iron that protects woman from heart disease. So after menopause and the menses stop, iron levels build back up and woman are at risk again. So my non-medical advice would be to not worry about iron supplementation unless it is causing anemia and interfering with your energy levels, etc. From: http://www.orst.edu/dept/lpi/infocenter/minerals/iron/iron.html#ref16 " During an acute inflammatory response, serum iron levels decrease while levels of ferritin (the iron storage protein) increase, suggesting that sequestering iron from pathogens is an important host response to infection (16). Despite the critical functions of iron in the immune response, the nature of the relationship between iron deficiency and susceptibility to infection, especially with respect to malaria, remains controversial. High-dose iron supplementation of children residing in the tropics has been associated with increased risk of clinical malaria and other infections, such as pneumonia. 16. Beard, J.L. Iron biology in immune function, muscle metabolism, and neuronal functioning. Journal of Nutrition. 2001; volume 131: pages 568S-580S. " And.. if that isn't enough information, Ben has kindly forwarded this link to the list. If you scroll down, you'll come upon the sentence, " Use with caution in Inflammatory bowel disease such as ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease. " From the LI listserve brendachurman brendachurman@... Does anyone know what's the best way to take iron so that it doesn't hurt the stomach? 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Guest guest Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 20:03:54 -0000 " brendachurman " brendachurman@...> writes: > Does anyone know what's the best way to take iron so that it doesn't > hurt the stomach? My son got nauseous from the iron and it destroyed his mornings. He started taking it at night so that he would sleep through it. Also, it's important to take it with food. And the good news is that people can usually get off the iron after a while. Take care, Fay P.S. Our pediatrician (who diagnosed him as anemic before we put the GI stuff together and figured it was an IBD problem) emphatically recommended the brand Feosol. His discomfort got much better once we switched to Walgreen's ferrous sulfate. (You can find ferrous sulfate at any supermarket pharmacy, much cheaper than Feosol.) P.P.S. We thought about iron shots and decided it wasn't worth it. P.P.P.S. I just read Flor's post. That seems like a great idea. I would just say that with the expense, you may not want to stock up too much if your dr. sees your child getting off it soon down the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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