Omeprazole and iron supplements

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Avatar m tn s patients usually have low or no acid which makes me concerned about taking this. And I read about ensuring you space out when you take omeprazole. I also have low ferritin and was taking iron, which I saw online is contradicted. Does anyone have experience with taking this?
Avatar f tn i am taking cymgen, flexocam,omeprazole,toplep,ecotrin,rivotril,and estrofem - i feel like a walking pill i'm in south africa and it does'nt look as if fybro is taken very seriously I'm 55 and was diagnosed a year ago when all of a sudden i just lost interest in everything and had no energy i am female and a teacher
1364792 tn?1278051187 Omeprazole (INN) (pronounced /oʊˈmɛprəzoʊl/) is a proton pump inhibitor used in the treatment of dyspepsia, peptic ulcer disease (PUD), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GORD/GERD), laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR), and Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. It was first marketed in the US in 1989 by AstraZeneca under the brand names Losec and Prilosec, and is now also available from generic manufacturers under various brand names.
Avatar n tn I am currently being treated for dyspepsia and gastritis and began taking omeprazole. In addition, I was constipated for a few days however had a BM yesterday. HOwever, there were black specks in my BM. BM was normal in color and texture however, black specks in stool and on toilet tissue? Is this the IBS adn result of constipation and omeprazole?
20110020 tn?1490347477 Most doctors will not test your ferritin level unless you ask. Ferritin is iron stores in your body. You can have normal iron levels and low ferritin. I am taking a liquid iron supplement to help with this issue.
200198 tn?1259887597 My doctors want me to take Iron Supplements so I got them... it's Ferrous sulfate 325 mg. They are little round blackish greenish pills. I have taken the for three days and have cramping and gas. It says on a website I read that You can get cramping , gas, Nausea, constipation in the first couple days as your body gets used to the medication. Do you think that this is all this cramping is caused from? I haven't had cramps my whole pregnancy so far...
12182312 tn?1427683956 0 so I had to get several transfusions which only brought it up to like 9. I then was put on a prescription iron pill and I ate a lot of red meat which helped bring it back to like 12. Without the transfusion I'd have been dead so it was pretty scary. Anyway talk to your doctor but if you take an iron pill make sure it's iron plus vitamin c because the vitamin c is needed to absorb it just like you need vitamin d to absorb calcium.
Avatar f tn Either over The counter iron pills Or look up What food u can eat That's high in iron and If Ur able to keep It down Just make a iron rich diet. I was severely anemic, went to hospital and found that out. They gave me iron pills, with phenergen because id get nauseous and stool softeners because id get constipation.
Avatar f tn Did iron suppliments make you nauseous? My buddy is already in starvation mode, but I also just found out I'm anemic and the iron pills are making me really nauseous. Any suggestions? 35 weeks.
7640732 tn?1403492130 Most iron supplements aren't actually absorbed very well and can cause constipation. The most well absorbed iron supplement most recommend is plant based Floradix, a liquid. (I think they also make a pill form). I'd try that.
2075737 tn?1379447682 For those of you who have to take iron supplements, what time of day is best to take them? My doctor told me to start taking them because of iron deficiency but he didn't say when to take them. I've seen online it's best to take on an empty stomach with orange juice or vitamin c... I have to take my prenatals before bed or they'll make me sick and I've heard iron tablets can make your stomach hurt.
Avatar f tn Yes. I'm taking a brand of iron supplements called Ferrosequals thats easy on the stomach and doesnt cause constipation. My hemoglobin was on the low side and its important take your iron because you dont want to bleed too much during labor.
Avatar f tn m currently taking vita fushion prenatal vitamins but they are chewables. They are great but are lacking iron. Do you ladies know of any iron supplements that are chewable? And where can I buy them?
Avatar f tn Hello all its been a while but still here. Congrats to everyone who has slayed the DRAGON and never give up for the ones just starting. My question is I finally achieved SVR after 24 months of SOVALDI & RIBA have been good for over a year, my IRON is low, is it safe to take a IRON supplement or would that be to hard on my LIVER. Thanx for any input.. God bless everyone ...
Avatar m tn My mother is free of severe GERD and severe LPR taking betaine HCL with pepsin supplements (increases stomach acid) and digestive enzyme supplements (helps with digestion as well).
Avatar n tn Hey guys what are some good brands of prenatals and iron supplements I can take together from walmart?
Avatar f tn Once was due to magnesium deficiency, another due to a side effect of iron supplements, and the most unusual cause of reflux - a 2cm colon polyp that was clearly almost blocking her bowel! From an excellent article about stomach acid from Baseline of Health Foundation: "The bottom line here is that most people are very confused about the role stomach acid plays in health. Most people: Think they have too much, when in fact they have too little.
757597 tn?1315801812 An iron-loading test was performed on one of the patients and indicated iron malabsorption. Within two months after discontinuation of omeprazole, notable improvements in hemoglobin level and mean corpuscular volume (MCV) were observed in both patients, and iron absorption was significantly increased in the patient who underwent absorption testing.
Avatar f tn Hello , i have uc and my GP as just prescribed prednisolene 30 mg a day reducing weekly and omeprazole 20mg a day( plus calcium supplements.) Worried about all the side effects i've read about . Anyone had a positive outcome usi these please????
Avatar f tn When doing some reading it came up that a vitamin b-12 defiency (leading to anemia) can be caused by taking omeprazole long term... I have taken omeprazole 20mg 1x a day for over a year as a preventative measure since I take so much indomethacin (I don't have GERD) So.... could I be vitamin b-12 deficient due to taking omeprazole?? I also read that b-12 deficiencies can cause canker sores... which I have begun to have again (I haven't had one for four years) Anyways...
246923 tn?1249154300 One is called Easy Iron and the other one is called Gentle Iron. There is a high dose chelated iron from Soloray that is 50 iu. I had the same problems when I tried to take prescription iron supplements. Both kinds made me feel sick. I did much better on the chelated iron. Ask your doctor about the recommended amount to take. If you're anemic, you may be told to take the 50 mg dosage of chelated iron. That's what was recommended that I do when I was iron deficient anemic.
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Avatar n tn Then every 6 months you should get a TIBC, percent Iron saturation and Iron level and a CBC. But I would see another hematologist as this one isn't good. I hesitate to tell you to take a certain amount of iron without a doctors supervision. It is good if you can get to the root of the problem. I was iron deficient too and it took months to get the iron back in my bone marrow. I assume you are extremely tired. The B12 will not help with iron deficiency.
Avatar f tn Almonds, green veggies, beetroot.
1418633 tn?1314546745 Take Centrum SILVER or something without iron in it. And don't take too much A or K because they are stored in the liver I believe and we dont need more of it. But definitely NO iron.
Avatar n tn I recommend you take iron supplements and a iron rich diet. The excess of iron is excreted in the stools but too much iron is not good. A healthy person will be able to take 75mg a day without any problem. An iron rich diet is meats ( especially kidney, heart and liver ), lean red meats, beans and other legumes, nuts and seeds, dried fruits from natural food supplement stores.