Lucky Iron Fish - alternative to tablets for anaemia?

[Breadandwine]

I've been diagnosed with mild anaemia - so I'm on a course of iron tablets. I've always been on the low end of the scale - when I used to give blood, quite often I'd be turned away when my sample refused to sink!

Obviously I need to increase my iron intake when I finish the course - so I did a bit of searching online and came across this!

Seems to be the answer to my problem - and anyone else in a similar position.

I like the ethos behind the firm that produces these. There's a BOGOF offer - buy one give one away free. For every fish sold, they'll give another one to a family that needs one.

I sent away for one which is now sitting on my worktop waiting until I've finished the course before I can begin using it - obviously, if I were to start using it now, I'd be getting too much iron!

Have you considered getting married? I hear that being called Mrs is extremely therapeutic!

But seriously- that seems amazing. I wonder if you can taste the iron?

I've yet to find out, but it looks promising!

Hope you've cut and pasted your first post in the right thread!

It is in the right thread- I was just being a smart arse.....

That Iron Fish thing looks bizarre but great?

Can't see me converting DH though.

In the meantime spatone and floradix work more quickly & better than the tablets.

I'm going to order one, I've got anemia and am pregnant and do not want to take anything else that will bung me up!!

I remember reading an article about this and thought it sounded great, so thanks for this, I didn't know they could be bought. I'll surely get one just as soon as I can justify the cost.

It is in the right thread- I was just being a smart arse.....

Oh, I see! LOL! [thick]

Bump for a fresh audience - perhaps!

Update:

I started using the Lucky Iron Fish middle of July - I couldn't start it until I finished my course of iron tablets, of course. When I've been using it for 3 months, I'll have another blood test - so, middle of October.

I drink about a litre of water a day - I just boil it with the fish and a squeeze of lemon juice for 10 minutes, then bottle it when cool. I start off with water in the morning, then I have some with my lunch. I used to have apple juice (for the Vit C) when I ate, to facilitate the iron uptake, but I don't need it with the iron water, so I'll recoup the cost eventually by not buying any juice.

I'm gradually finding new ways to use the iron water - I have a glass of ginger beer as a pre-dinner drink, but I find it too sweet, so I dilute it with the water (water shandy! ).And I've just started using it to make my ice cubes.

I always simmer my veg stew/lentil stew or whatever I'm having, with the fish in there for 10 minutes or so.

Looking forward to my blood test - that'll be the moment of truth!

I wonder if you can taste the iron?

There's no taste of iron, I should have said.

My apologies, I'm late back to this thread.

I had a follow up blood test a couple of weeks ago - and got exactly the same result as the test following my course of iron tablets.

So, last July, iron level 138 - after 3+ months with the Lucky Iron Fish, 138.

Haven't been back to the docs, yet, but I will do next week to see what he says.

But I have to say I'm very happy. It's a bit of a faff and takes a bit of organisation, but it's worth it not to be on iron tablets!

Use an iron pan or pot. Will do the same thibg

It may well do - trouble is, most iron pots available are enamelled, and, for my drinking water, I'd have to clean the pot daily, when, as it is, I have my veg stew in a saucepan for days at a time, refreshing and titivating.

This is far more convenient.

Came across this:

thekitchenprofessor.com/blog/enameled-cast-iron-vs-cast-iron/

On balance, I think I'll stick to my Lucky Iron Fish!