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Posted 3/9/2023 6:09 PM (GMT 0)
Hello friends...my GI has cancelled my appointments twice now...I am becoming anemic again. I'm I am following a UC diet pretty well, but find I'm getting tired more each day. I was taking a multi with minerals...but I think it's pissing off my gut. 😕
And I am still having D at least once a day. I know I should stop crying about it..😟.
So what I want to know is: Will gummy vitamins Help? What kind of probiotic is good? What about protein shakes? The thought of those kinda turn my stomach.

Any input would be helpful...thanks
Posted 3/9/2023 7:29 PM (GMT 0)
Can you get your primary care doctor to run your ferritin levels? Sometimes anemia isn't to bad on blood work, but our ferritin is low enough to need iron transfusions. I have needed them two separate times, and they made me feel much better.
Posted 3/9/2023 10:55 PM (GMT 0)
Yes I will ask for the bloodwork again. I've been afraid to eat green leafy vegs and raisins etc. do to this flare. So im not getting iron from diet atm. Getting a Dr. Appointment is another story! 😄
Posted 3/11/2023 9:57 PM (GMT 0)
Floravital iron is a really good source for iron. It's a liquid that you drink twice a day. Vitamin D3 + Vitamin K are ESSENTIAL for autoimmune disease. Vitamin D helped get me out of a flare last year. I also take a multivitamin on top of the Vitamin D3 and Vitamin K.

Lots of people take VSL 3 probiotics. I find that it's too pricey for me. I make raw goat milk kefir every day. Super easy to make kefir and it has the most probiotics of any food, and can colonize the colon. It didn't get me into remission, but I can smell how it has changed my microflora!
Posted 3/13/2023 2:48 AM (GMT 0)
If you have a blender, you can make fruit smoothies and add in ground flaxseed, soy milk and protein powder if you want. If you want extra protein, I've read pea protein powder is easy on the gut. You can even make green smoothies if you want leafy greens and can't tolerate them normally. Nut butters are easy to digest and full of protein. You can also cook in a cast iron skillet to get some extra iron. Can you eat soups? Not sure what diet you follow.

I take Deva vegan multivitamins with iron and have never had a problem. It would be good to have vitamin d and b12 levels checked as well. I haven't tried gummy vitamins.
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