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Thread #82948   Message #1522205
Posted By: Stilly River Sage
15-Jul-05 - 11:15 AM
Thread Name: BS: Anemia Got Holt of the Hillbilly....
Subject: RE: BS: Anemia Got Holt of the Hillbilly....
Giok just mentioned the problem I encounter with iron supplements--if I take them at all I have to take them every other day, or cut the pill and take half a day or they plug me up. After a few doses it tends to turn your stool very dark, so you can presume that you're eliminating most of it anyway. Take a small dose, it's more than you're getting now, and boost your iron. I think the suggestion about the new climate is also viable--not necessarily because of what you're eating there, but perhaps what you're NOT eating there. If you been working as hard as one usually has to work when moving a household, then take a few quiet and relaxing moments (remember that calm room you were going to set up, your comfortable space in this new place?) and eat more regular meals, take a little iron supplement, and give yourself a break.

Good luck!

SRS