I'm taking Flurodix in liquid form. I have to avoid constipation right now (due to anal tear) so I make sure I'm on high fibre diet and the flurodix works really well. Audax's additional suggestion of apricots and dates is good, and I recommend prunes, prune juice and pysllium husks on your cereal are fantastic (cheap version of Metamucil) to keep you regular. I had them every day I was pregnant.
I really hope they allow you to stay on in the BC!
Liquid iron works alot better & quicker than tablets and usually without the sife effects. Kiwi fruit is very high in vit c. The ones we have used are Floradix and the Booth brand.
Hope the FBC staff help, they are really good and the DR is also able to help with some ideas
perhaps I should not have said a lot of people. I have also done a few iron infusions and seen a couple of reactions to it. (mild thankfully). I don't think I would want to be present for a push
OJ is not your only source of Vit C. Potatoes are a really good source too (chuck a boiled spud on your brekkie! ) But also try capsicum, raspberries, blueberries, broccoli and watermelon; they're pretty gentle on the old reflux, too, and will help you boost your levels.
I second dusty on the psyllium husk to relieve constipation - I have a lot of it, and find it's also really good for heartburn.
sorry to hear your having trouble! i had low iron last time and was told i was anemic. i had iron tabs but they made me very consitpated, the liquid one i ended up taking didnt really help too much although i dont remember which it was. this time round my midwife advised me to try a high iron diet as my levels arent TOO low yet, see if i can manage it that way.
Lots of meat, chicken, fish, eggs, leafy greens etc etc and lots of high in vit c fruit etc. maybe combine that with a liquid iron and it might improve enough for you to stay at the birth centre!
MG - the doc who put in the line said there was a 1 in 1000 chance of reaction - lucky me!
Beckoes / Audax - curiously I've been craving meat (on the med-rare side of the bbq!) and green salads and watermelon. DH (who isn't a red-meat eater!) has agreed to eat meat every night - yay! Might also put tabouleh on the list of salads
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) But also try capsicum, raspberries, blueberries, broccoli and watermelon; they're pretty gentle on the old reflux, too, and will help you boost your levels.
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