Low iron ??? I wish there was a way of just putting all the iron you need back in your body with out the stupid pills!!…

I had chronic low levels of iron.. The doctor gave me an iron infusion but i had a severe reaction to it aftee just a few mins so had to take it off.. My irons plus other vitamin levels kept dropping so they tested me for celiac disease and turns out i have celiac hence the constant low irons and vitamins. U should ask to get tested if ur irons are always low

BLACK PUDDING! Excellent for your iron :) xx

For transfusion you have to be either chronically anaemic or have dangerously low hb or actively bleeding somewhere in your body. With just low iron blood is too precious to give away

Have you tried drinking spatone? You can get it in boots. Maybe with regular intake they can take you off the tablets

They do do an iron transfusion! My nana had one but not sure what the criteria are to get one!!! Xx

Are you supposed to mix the liquid iron with juice or something? I got a pouch of liquid iron and that was the first time in my life I've ever spat a liquid out in disgust, I almost threw up ? I think I'm missing something

Definitely make sure you're having plenty of vit c. Your body can't absorb iron without it. I might be wrong but I think there's one type of iron (either meat or plant) that can only be absorbed if it's eaten with a vit c rich food.

Also, try adding iron rich food to other food. So we have bolognaise with a ton of frozen spinach in it and broccoli and peas on the side. Lots of vit c from the tomatoes in it and peas and loads of iron from the beef, spinach and broccoli. I add frozen spinach to loads of stuff (curry, cottage pie, lasagne/bolognaise, soups). My mw was amazed at my iron levels during pregnancy.

Also make sure you're getting enough vitamin c

Spatone was all that worked for me & mixed into orange juice x

Get them to also check your b12 and folic acid levels. My body struggled to absorb the iron due to low folic - on that for life now.

My friend had years of low iron and finally checked for b12 and discovered that was the cause. She has injections every few months and the difference in her is amazing xx

No don't notice any difference it's a hell of a lot better than those nasty tablets I seriously can't take them ? I had to push for liquid but there is no reason why you can't have it I told them it's hurts my stomach which it does xx

Right I'm going to the doctors tomorrow lol does it make you feel crap? Xx

I take the liquid and get it prescribed I hate the tablets so much make me feel so sick and the liquid is fine it's usually prescribed to kids tho lol x

I didn't know they did one. Do you have to be prescribed it or can you buy the liquid over the counter? X

I've had iron infusions a few times, the iron liquid is a lot better on your stomach than the pills, could you not ask for that instead X

I've got low iron and literally nothing works I give up lol !!

Someone told me that If u eat broccoli or spinach with a glass of pure orange it helps it absorb more iron not sure how true that is though xx

I think you only get that tho if you've tried all the pills and foods snd still not working! The pills make me feel sick and tbh feeling sick is worse than feeling tired for me! I've been like this for as long as I can remember! I saw someone say on another post about coco pops being good in iron!! I'm having those every day from now on snd I try to eat the foods that have it in I just don't feel much different ?

They do do iron transfusions, you have to have really low levels though ? x

They do do that! Iron infusion it's called or they do injections for it xx

I feel like it's never going to get better ?

Eat food rich with iron broccoli is full of iron xx