Re: *Possible Junk Mail* Re: Iron and Yogurt (was:: Re: OT: Blood Transfusion Reaction)

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YOu can use the coconut or almond milk yogurt. Won't be as good in

everything - that's true. But very good in other things.

Mara

> OKay, so now you've got me doing research to try desperately to prove

> in some way that my precious yogurt is NOT binding to my iron =)

> Unfortunately, the only thing I've been able to find so far that might

> change things is that yogurt has lactoferrin in it, which binds iron.

> I know there was a recent discussion on how lactoferrin binds to iron

> to help it be absorbed, which is why all of us anemic people were

> pretty excited about it. Do you think that the lactoferrin in yogurt

> might actually help iron be absorbed? I guess it would depend on which

> the iron prefers to react to, calcium or lactoferrin. Anyways, just

> speculating here. What do you guys think?

>

> Cheers!

> Alyssa 16 yo

> UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008

> SCD June 2009 (restarted)

> Azathioprine 75 mg 1x per day

> Prednisone 22.5 mg 1x per day

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