Re: Teri’s sugar cravings – you guessed it – anemic!

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At 9:32 PM +0000 8/9/01, editorking@... wrote:

>I was in the emergency room over the weekend with Parotidnitis (sp)

>(infection of the saliva duct), they did a CBC and I found out I am

>anemic, which make so much sense why I have had sugar cravings. I am

>talking big time Snickers fiend. So now here is my question to the

>post ops, what kind of iron should I be taking for maximum

>absorbency?

Many say ferrous gluconate. Many drug chains sell it cheaply under

their own house brand name (CVS has their osn 30 mg Fe time-release).

Also, take a vitamin C with it to enhance the absorption. Do not

take with calcium, though many say that it ix OK with calcium citrate

(Citrical). For 150 mg in Rx form, Chromagen Forte seems to be the

ferrous gluconate de jour with the docs. It has 150 mg of elemental

Fe per dose.

--Steve (taking 30 mg CVS nightly)

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