Iron Supplements and Lyme?

What do you do if you're low in iron and/or anemic?

My llmd said he usually does not prescribe iron supplements and was extremely relucant but I convinced him to let me try due to the relentess fatigue that never seems to go away no matter what treatment I'm on.  Well, I'm not sure it's helping with the fatigue and the few symptoms that had resolved while on antibiotics are returning.  I'm currently on Zhang's herbal protocol, numerous supplements and B-12 injections. 

Please don't tell me to eat a diet high in iron because I'm having trouble eating and have developed an aversion to many foods which is very strange.

I agree with Razzle----make sure you know if it's the iron that is the problem. Too much iron can cause it's own set of problems and some people have difficulty taking iron supplements. Ask a naturopath about which ones to try to avoid negative side effects.

Some dear friends of ours cook all their food in cast iron cookware and were able to avoid taking irritating iron supplements (they did not do well on oral iron supps.). I think they said their lab tests proved cooking this way helped them.

Maybe you can ask Dr Zhang for a suggested iron supplement ? Also, ask for instructions on when/how to take the iron so that it does not interfere with your other meds.

Best wishes, bablymers mom

Some thought is that iron "feeds" the viruses we may have ie; EBV, CMV etc.

On the other hand, we can feel like real crud if our iron and iron stores are very low.

Read into BlackStrap Molasses.

I could not get my iron stores up to save my soul, no matter what I did.  I have now been taking the BlackStrap for over 2 months and I feel a HUGE difference in my energy as well as my bruising is not near as bad.  I take 2 TBSP daily.

I just had my iron and stores (all that good stuff) re-tested and will find out the results Nov. 2nd.

If you read up on Blackstrap, it is a different kind of sugar, as in order to get Blackstrap it is boiled down 3 times and sugars are removed. Hard to explain, but if you read on it...they explain it so you can understand.

While treating I had a terrible yeast problem, which took some time to get rid of. I have been yeast free for 2 years now and I am having no issues with the Blackstrap.

Compare various brands before you buy the blackstrap molasses. Some brands have almost twice the iron as others.

I personally use Tree of Life. You need to make sure you get "unsulphured" Black Strap in whatever brand you use. I also makde the mistake of not paying attention to the bottle that states once open, you need to place in frige! I had to go and buy another bottle. Good thing it is really cheap!

Also, Tree of Life is very high in Magnesium which is something most of us that are fighting Lyme can use!

If you have a hard time taking it straight.....pour into smoothie, cereal, or I add it to milk and take it that way.