Help tolerating iron tablets

My doctor prescribed me 195mg of iron a day but it is making me sick as a dog. It’s making my output pretty liquidy and giving me bad stomach cramps and nausea (makes me feel like I have a stomach bug). Is there a way to lessen these side effects??? I take calcium tablets and also 20000 ounces of vitamin d. I didnt know if the vitamin d could interact with the iron and make me feel this way or not. Is there a different way to get this much iron? Maybe through diet?

yea they have me on 65 in the am 65 at noonish then 65 in the pm. I’ll def try to give them a call maybe they can try something else, thanks!

Iron is extremely hard on the stomach, which brand are you taking? I was taking something called "VitronC" which is 65mg of iron and vitamin C combined and was fine. Another one that was good was Hema-Plex which was 85mg of iron. Can't take iron on an empty stomach or you will feel sick as a dog.

I suggest decreasing the dose or number of doses. That's a tremendous amount of iron even for someone that's anemic. Doctors go by protocol not the individual. Not their fault, but sometimes you need to tweak their suggestions to see what works for you. I'm sure reducing the amount won't harm you. Not like the iron is keeping you alive.

Hope you feel better soon!