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Posted 6/7/2017 1:51 PM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone,

Can you provide me with any suggestions for foods I can take with Doxycycline that do not have iron/calcium in them? I was eating bagels, because I found that I could keep it down that way, but I just found out that bagels have 15 to 20% iron content. I was going to switch to rye bread, but my rye has 8% iron.
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So, I am going to try some applesauce, and maybe some crackers again, but I am worried I won't be able to keep it down with that alone. I tried peaches and crackers before, but that didn't seem work (up it came).

Any suggestions?

Claire.
Posted 6/7/2017 3:13 PM (GMT 0)
Check your nut butter to see if it has any of those things.

Try a protein shake (non-dairy of course). I don't know if you can get one that hasn't been supplemented with those things or not.

Eggs.

Gluten free pancakes?

Surely others will have better suggestions soon though.
Posted 6/7/2017 4:24 PM (GMT 0)
I only avoided foods with high amount of Calcium/mag. (And I don't think I realized at the time iron was one as well )

I think foods with lower amounts should be fine...

For example - a serving of cheese would have a few hundred mg of Calcium but a banana would be maybe 25 or 30 mg.

I would just stay away from higher amounts.
Posted 6/7/2017 8:44 PM (GMT 0)
Hi folks,

Ok, thank you. The pharmacist said it is really supplements I need to worry about for iron, rather than food with some iron in it - and he said the applesauce might actually have more iron than the bagel! :S Anyway, he said not to worry too much about it.

Now, the only problem is that the gravol is making me fall asleep!!! Not sure how I will be able to go back to work if I fall asleep at my desk for 3-4 hours/day... I am going to try to lower the gravol back to 50 mg tonight (instead of 100 mg), and see if the medicine still stays down. If not, I guess I have to go back to my doctor on Tuesday to get a prescription for something else that won't make me so sleepy.

Anyway, thanks for the info. smile

Claire.
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