iron tablets

[Denny39]

my ferritin is 50 and I have an under-active thyroid.

does anyone know which iron tablets are best to purchase?

Thanks

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

Denny39

You shouldn't self supplement with iron. You should have an iron panel carried out which consists of

Serum iron

Transferrin saturation percentage

Total Iron Binding Capacity

Ferritin

This would show if you have iron deficiency. You can have low ferritin with or without iron deficiency. If you have good levels of serum iron and saturation then supplementing with iron can take them too high and too much iron is as bad as too little.

It would also be useful to have a full blood count as this would show if you have anaemia, you can have iron deficiency with or without anaemia.

If you don't have iron deficiency, just low ferritin, then you can help raise your ferritin level by eating liver regularly, maximum 200g per week due to it's high Vit A content, also liver pate, black pudding, and including lots of iron rich foods in your diet

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