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Originally Posted by luv
I think I'm going to start taking an iron supplement. I've tried them before, and I'm definitely sensitive to the side effect of the upset stomach. Anyone know of any that would be good for a seemingly sensitive stomach? Maybe a liquid would help?
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Originally Posted by Silock
Yup. Also, if you do need an iron supplement, blood work will be able to tell you how much. You don't want to go from "not enough" to "too much," because that's bad, too.
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Agree here, and if at all possible, I'd fix it with diet.
Wife is somewhat anemic, not bad, but sometimes she gets migraines on account of it. But prior to getting pregnant she started taking prenatals. They have some iron in them and it helped somewhat. But after one of the billion times they took her blood, they suggested iron supplement.
Not sure what kind of upset stomach you get, but the prenatals wife took had a stool softener in it to help with all that.
I'd definitely talk to a doctor. I think a 30 minute lab workup will tell you what you need to know.