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Posted 12/23/2013 3:07 PM (GMT 0)
My daughter remains anemic, as I know others on here also have an issue with. She asked her primary care what to take and she suggested any oral or chewable iron. In the past she had taken "ferralet" a prescription iron but since her last surgery in July it really adds to the stomach/intestinal pain she is already having at times.
My daughter had iron infusions, venofer, and that gave her "flu like" symptoms. The last iron infusion they gave her was the "ferrhame" and she had a "anaphylaxis" type reaction to it, bad news.

I've done the searches on here but was wondering if anyone could respond with what they are taking and does it give you any issues?
Posted 12/23/2013 3:38 PM (GMT 0)
All I ever took in the past was Ferrous Sulfate. It's OTC and it's gentle on the stomach.
Posted 12/23/2013 3:57 PM (GMT 0)
I have used Nature's Plus chewable iron with no problems. An idea with a chewable is you could give her a small amount to see how she does and go from there.
Posted 12/23/2013 10:03 PM (GMT 0)
Ferrous Sulphate caused bleeding in my colon. It is pretty harsh. Your choices depend on how bad the anemia is. The safest choice is to find liquid iron supplements that are plant based because people don't generally react to them. Combine them with eating fortified breakfast cereals and red meat.

If the anemia is very bad then there are iron injections that you can ask about as an alternative to a single massive infusion. I also got flu like symptoms from an infusion - you might just have to put up with that. Or try asking to split the infusion into a couple of smaller infusions to lower the reaction.
Posted 12/23/2013 10:18 PM (GMT 0)
i used nature's plus chewable iron for a while and i loved it. one in the morning and one at night. it tastes like candy and i had no gastric upset from it.
Posted 12/23/2013 11:13 PM (GMT 0)
hhm, that's a tough one! I took oral supplements for about 8 months, with no chasnge in my iron levels. Then we switched to the iron infusions, I forget the name of the one I take. I go 1-2 a year, the infusion takes about half-hour, & my levels soar right up. They taper off slowly, because even though I bleed daily, it's not like dripping blood, just light bleeding. What about those liquid iron supplements that kids take, those have got to be fairly gentle??? My nephew used to take a teaspoon daily, something like that.
Posted 12/24/2013 12:09 AM (GMT 0)
I take Ferrochel which is a glycinate iron chelate. I haven't had any problems with it so far but did has discomfort with the Ferrous Sulphate.
Posted 12/24/2013 12:21 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you everyone! I will certainly look into these suggestions with my daughter.
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