Iron tablet abs colonoscopy

[AHarri123]

I’ve had to come off iron tablets for a colonoscopy on Wednesday. Are there side effects coming of iron ..?

My feritin level is 20 and hemoglobin is fine I am told.

Worried about coming off iron as feel so tired and looking like I have to cut out foods with iron in for Wednesday proceedure too.

Any advice welcome. Can I carry in with vit b12 spray ..?

[Anthea55]

I can't advise on iron tablets.

However, when I last had a colonoscopy I was given something to clear my colon so that they could see what was going on. What they didn't tell me was that I would need to repopulate my gut to make up for all that had been lost. I had some later issues which I feel might have been made worse by this.

A probiotic to start with might help. Maybe others might have some ideas on this. You could ask the doctors when you have the colonoscopy.

All the best.

[humanbean]

You would only need to come off iron for a week at the most, it wouldn't be for ever. You might notice returning fatigue, but you can start the iron again after the procedure is over.

For chapter and verse on how to prepare, this link is worth following :

guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/reso...

[humanbean in reply to humanbean]

Note that different areas have some different rules on how to prepare :

cddft.nhs.uk/media/206417/b...

leedsth.nhs.uk/a-z-of-servi...

This leaflet is for people suffering from diabetes :

kch.nhs.uk/Doc/pl%20-%20576...

[AHarri123 in reply to humanbean]

Thank you. Will take a look