low iron

[lilli30101968]

Hello I was anemic back in February due to heavy bleeding period needed blood transfusion I am taking iron tablets by GP it went normale and then is back low but not as low as before . Still taking iron tablets and eating all iron food but still anyone can help suggest any food supplement i need to take or eat to put it in stable level . thanks

Have you tried Floradix? My midwife recommended it to me when I was anaemia during pregnancy. Iron tablets really irritate my stomach and you don't actually absorb a huge amount of iron from them (as I'm sure you can tell from your poo!). Floradix is gentle iron and more easily absorbed. I always take it when I start to feel a bit anaemic. It's pricey though, I think Holland and Barrett do their own brand which is a lot cheaper but unfortunately there aren't any of those round my way.

Hope you start to feel better soon

OP do you know if it is just the period bleeding that it making you anaemic? Is it possible you're not absorbing the iron well? Taking the tablets with some vitamin c and well away from dairy products should help absorption, and taking vitamin c with iron-rich, dairy-free meals may help. Have they excluded intestinal bleeding or inflammation (eg coeliac, colitis)?

have you had any other tests to find if there is another underlying cause of your low iron?

It is easy to blame it on heavy periods but with iron so low that you needed a transfusion and taking regular supplements and still having your iron go down, I'd want that investigated. rather than just upping the iron.

Other option - can you chance your contraception so you don't have periods anymore.

user1490142285 do you mean no milk no yogurt?