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Posted 12/20/2016 8:25 PM (GMT 0)
I have an iron IV booked for tomorrow that has been a month in the waiting, and now I seem to be in borderline flare territory. Could an iron IV push me over the edge?

My flare symptoms started after I got a sore throat and common cold, so I'm wondering if iron could feed an infection!

I do need the iron but I'm not sure how this will affect my bowels. Avoiding a flare at all costs is my biggest concern!
Posted 12/20/2016 10:31 PM (GMT 0)
I think it would be fine, but I'm no doctor. I'd put a call in to your gasteroenterologist office just to make sure it's okay.
Posted 12/20/2016 11:13 PM (GMT 0)
I can't see how the IV iron would be able to affect UC. There has to be a plausible mechanism of action. I don't see one.
Posted 12/21/2016 1:18 AM (GMT 0)
I get iron IVs all the time and have never noticed my flare getting worse as a result. If anything it helps my blood have more oxygen/hemoglobin to heal.
Posted 12/21/2016 11:37 AM (GMT 0)
I was worried about the same thing when I had my iron infusion as my symptoms weren't stable. However, I needn't have worried as I didn't notice anything, other than getting slightly itchy. I was surprised how little it affected me as I'm usually extremely sensitive to that sort of thing.
Posted 12/29/2016 2:28 PM (GMT 0)
My experience: I've been Dx w Proctitis and IBS. 43 yo female. Needed iron for a ferritin of 5. I was having a flare of IBS maybe once a year or less. Within 24 hours of the iron, my left side colon tenses up in knots but no D. Couldn't go for a week. When I did, it was excruciating and had blood thereafter. Colonoscopy performed showed UP after infusion. Everything flared up. Again, no D but urgency, throbbing, pain, etc. I can tell you that I will not get one again unless I'm critically in need. I'm vegan so I had to change my diet. That may have also brought on more symptoms. Who knows. Just my 2 cents.
Posted 12/30/2016 6:42 AM (GMT 0)
Never had IV iron, but in pill form it saves me from passing out from blood loss during a flare. It only gives me abdominal pain if I take it and my blood cell count is ok.
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