More on the Forvia vitimin

Ok,  I posted yesterday about my son on Iron overload,,,he is 43 years old...had colitis since he was 34,,,finially got on Remicade 2 years ago, and is been

in a semi remission...goes only about 3 or 4 times first thing in the morning.

Anyway,,,we got the Forvia and when he started taking them twice a day,,,he was feeling really really tired.  His joints started to ache, and his

abdomen ached.  He figured he must be anemic due to the fact, he doesn't  eat right.. No veggies,,or fruit, just meat and potato kinda guy.

But  this fatigue was wearing him down and that is when he discovered he had this iron overload.  It is called  Hemochromotosis.  Look it up,  he

had all the symtoms.  So he gave blood yesterday, and  his primary doctor told him to get his iron checked in a month, quit the Forvia, and Vit. C

and eat foods with low iron content.   The part that irritates him, that over the years,,with all the blood tests he has had to have,,no doctor

ever had his iron level checked,,,just your regular CBC.  which was always good.  If he hadn't asked to have his iron checked for anemia, the

doctor may not have done it this time...but, my son had to ask him!!!  His gastro.  doctor never checked it either.  I guess you gotta do some

detective work on your own, and he did.  Didn't know that too much iron can be so dangerous if left untreated.!!!

Anyway,,,there you have it,,I hope this info may help someone. 

Yes Quincy,, when he first went to see the doctor, the doctor assumed he was anemic and gave him a Vit.B shot right then and there,,then gave him

the perscription for all the blood work that was done the next day.  Needless to say,,the Vit B was way high,  1572,  due to the shot. 

So I guess he won't need one of those for awhile...  It is suppose to read  between  211 and 946 for the B12 reading...

Forvia has excellent promo and advertising but when you look at their formula anyone with any common sense would see that it is a mediocre vitamin with excessive amounts of iron and B12.

I guess B12 is important especially if you have Crohn's because it is not absorbed well in Crohn's patients. But I would never take that much unless my B12 levels were checked and were found to be below normal.

Most men do not need iron, in fact most vitamins for men do not contain any. Forvia has almost twice the amount of iron that is recommended for women. Of course some men will OD on it.

Actually during my last flare my blood levels of iron went from slightly above normal to anemic probably from all the blood I was losing. But I still did not take extra iron or a vitamin with iron in it. When my flare ended my iron levels quickly went back to high normal just by eating iron rich foods like meat. If my flare did not end so quickly I probably would have taken something to keep my iron levels above anemic levels.