Iron Supplements

[SAUK]

Hi all

Does anyone have any suggestions on good iron supplements to boost Ferritin levels?

Thanks

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK]

I suggest considering haem (heme) or ferritin supplements.

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to helvella]

SAUK

You might find some interest in this document I put together:

dropbox.com/s/g8y4e7alm5ow0...

[SAUK in reply to helvella]

Thank you

[Ellie-Louise in reply to helvella]

Thank you Helvella, I hope you don’t mind me saving that to my own Dropbox too.

[Canis2017]

I use Solgar gentle iron.

[Rmichelle]

I had been using solgars gentle iron too but changing to try ferrograd c as my ferritin levels have lowered with solgars as i think my body is not absorbing it. But alot of people use solgars its nice and easy on the tummy.

[Canis2017 in reply to Rmichelle]

Any idea why you not absorbing Solgar or is it a general absorbing problem?

[Rmichelle in reply to Canis2017]

I dont know at present but i will have to see how i go on new iron tablets- it maybe because i am celiac and it is known for destroying vitamins etc. It will be something the doc will look into if it is the same later.xx

[SAUK]

Brilliant. Thanks guys!

[annie123]

Spartone a natural iron supplement easy on the stomach . Tesco do 3 for 2?

[Rmichelle]

What about the new blueiron liquid supplement £14.99 from boots, it has blueberries in, i have to say im toying wirh the idea of this now instead of ferrograd c. Blueiron has excellent reviews and easy on the tummy.💙

[thyr01d]

Veganicity suited me but I came on here to post about iron having received a call from my Consultant yesterday that alerted me to the fact that the body can only take up 15 mg per day of, eg, ferrous fumarate. Here's a link I found about potential harm while looking up to see if I'd mis-heard since I am prescribed 280 mg per day and in nearly 2 years my levels have barely improved.

[ITYFIALMCTT in reply to thyr01d]

That sounds interesting, do you have the link, please? I've been wondering why so many people have reported similar experiences to you in which oral supplementation just isn't shifting their levels over time.

[thyr01d in reply to ITYFIALMCTT]

Sorry, thought I'd inserted it:

dailymail.co.uk/health/arti...

[thyr01d in reply to ITYFIALMCTT]

My consultant always reminds me of the need to take in adequate vitamin C for the iron to be taken up, but I expect you know that.

[Ellie-Louise]

There was a woman in ‘Doc Martin’ last night who had taken too much iron and overdosed herself.