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iron vitamins during pregnany
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Just wondering if it's safe to use an iron vitamin during pregnacy. The last couple of weeks I've felt really tired and very sluggish and it's getting worse by the day, I am cnstantly tired and can't be bothered and every time I stand up to do anything I feel really dizzy. April -- www.freewebs.com/lastchancerabbitrescue |
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iron vitamins during pregnany
April wrote:
Just wondering if it's safe to use an iron vitamin during pregnacy. The last couple of weeks I've felt really tired and very sluggish [...] Short answer: yes. Pregnant women often are advised to take iron supplements (as part of a multivitamin, or separate) to lower risk of anemia due to iron- deficiency. However, feeling tired and sluggish and dizzy when you stand up has more than one possible cause. You seem to be assuming anemia, but likely causes include insufficient calories and insufficient fluids. Anemia has more than one possible cause. One cause is iron deficiency, but if you are not iron-deficient, an iron supplement will not help and may cause stomach upset and constipation. How's your diet? Pologirl |
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iron vitamins during pregnany
Are you due for a blood test any time soon? It makes sense to check your
iron levels rather than assume that is the problem before taking anything. Iron tablets can be troublesome, they tend to cause constipation, possibly some nausea, enough trouble that most people prefer to try other things first unless the problem is severe. Dizzy could be the low blood pressure you mentioned, lots of people occassionally get dizzy when they stand up too fast and if it happens regularly it can be very debilitating. You can help yourself by standing up more slowly and making sure to stay well hydrated. Do you like broccoli? Raw broccoli has lots of good stuff, including iron, you could try it with some kind of dip if you don't fancy it by itself. Cheers Anne |
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iron vitamins during pregnany
"april & co" wrote in message ... Hi Just wondering if it's safe to use an iron vitamin during pregnacy. The last couple of weeks I've felt really tired and very sluggish and it's getting worse by the day, I am cnstantly tired and can't be bothered and every time I stand up to do anything I feel really dizzy. April Yes, it's safe, just make sure it's iron supliments on their own or in a set meant for pregnancy. Alternatively get your midwife to do a check and if you're low then you'll get them on prescription-hence free! The midwives have always done a check for me when I've asked. Debbie |
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iron vitamins during pregnany
Dizzy could be the low blood pressure you mentioned, lots of people occassionally get dizzy when they stand up too fast and if it happens regularly it can be very debilitating. You can help yourself by standing up more slowly and making sure to stay well hydrated. Do you like broccoli? Raw broccoli has lots of good stuff, including iron, you could try it with some kind of dip if you don't fancy it by itself. Cheers Anne Hi Anne I had my bloods done thursday just gone so I've got to wait for the results of them but in the mean time I will give the broccoli a go and see how I get on. Thing is I can't see my doctor doing much until the results have come back. april |
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iron vitamins during pregnany
I had my bloods done thursday just gone so I've got to wait for the results of them but in the mean time I will give the broccoli a go and see how I get on. Thing is I can't see my doctor doing much until the results have come back. bloods like these are usually back pretty fast and if it did come back showing low iron, chances are you GP would just write the prescription straight off and you could pop in and collect it. I had a borderline low iron test later on in pregnancy and I got the results really fast, the doctor usually has them before the time frame they say you can call and get them and as soon as he had them, he called and said he'd write a prescription, my midwife called too, they were being pretty efficient! With borderline results and no symptoms, my choice was not to take the tablets at that point, I tried a supplement called Floradix, recommended by my midwife. I did end up taking the tablets as a few weeks later another test gave lower levels (some dropping is normal) and there was a possibility my joint pain was related, thankfully I didn't have nausea but I was constipated, but I probably would have been anyway with the painkillers, so it's difficult to tell if the iron made it worse, pretty much everyone does get constipated with iron though. Cheers Anne |
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