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over a year ago
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I have been told today from doc i have low blood cell count 9 I think he said and normal is 12 /13 is that right ... I am working out what is a Normal level. Having to go on Iron tablets last time i was taking them when i had kids make me ill .. |
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Iron tablets they gave me when I was pregnant were disgusting and I threw then up as soon as id taken them 
I hope they're not as harsh as they used to be |
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By (user no longer on site)
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1 pint of guinness
0.3mg
100g ready-to-eat apricots
3.4mg
100g ready-to eat prunes
2.6mg
1 egg
1.1mg
bowl of weetabix
4.2mg
bowl of porridge (40g)
1.6mg
3 oz grilled lamb chop
1.9mg" |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Sounds stupid but drink guinnes its better than tablets really would that help ?? i will get some if it will help .. x "
I certainly drank stout whilst pregnant (hate the stuff!) but it helped me  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Iron tablets they gave me when I was pregnant were disgusting and I threw then up as soon as id taken them
I hope they're not as harsh as they used to be"
do you know i was just like that myself and i hate to think i am getting same sort of tablets i pick them up later today ... |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Isn't Mother Nature cruel and useless at chemistry. You girlies have iron deficiencies, i've plenty of lead to spare.
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is it all in your pencil tho ????? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"based on the iron content of 0.3 per pint and your results being 9 and you need 12...
means jo you'd have to have 10 pints a day  "
ooo god would take me hours just to drink one and be on loo alot ... lol x I am not a big drinker.. |
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"based on the iron content of 0.3 per pint and your results being 9 and you need 12...
means jo you'd have to have 10 pints a day "
hahaha I doubt any Dr would be recommending that then  |
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"Its funny cause i actually forget that im anemic i just have my injection every three months and thats it. The blood tests i have every three months show everything up."
Do it not make you feel a bit yukk at times ?
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"based on the iron content of 0.3 per pint and your results being 9 and you need 12...
means jo you'd have to have 10 pints a day
hahaha I doubt any Dr would be recommending that then "
Im not a googler normally but was curious after cov lad suggested to drink it as a replacement for the tablets lol |
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"Its funny cause i actually forget that im anemic i just have my injection every three months and thats it. The blood tests i have every three months show everything up.Do it not make you feel a bit yukk at times ?"
To be honest with you jo, there is a few things wrong with me, i have things that affect me everyday, this morning i woke up and was sick and yuckky. But it could be a number of things i dont put it down to diebitis or anemia or any of the othe stuff its a compination. I just get on with it |
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Isn't Mother Nature cruel and useless at chemistry. You girlies have iron deficiencies, i've plenty of lead to spare.
is it all in your pencil tho ?????"
sssssh dont tell anyone but a bit esacped onto me keyboard last night, i knew i shouldn't have watched your cam. |
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" I have been told today from doc i have low blood cell count 9 I think he said and normal is 12 /13 is that right ... I am working out what is a Normal level. Having to go on Iron tablets last time i was taking them when i had kids make me ill .."
I know how you feel.. I am chronically aneamic.. Have been for many years.. it never gets better but I have learned to manage it.. I find though that eating plenty of green veg and eating plenty of fruit thats high in Vitamin c makes a huge difference.
I always know when mine is low as I am just so tired.. I have blood tests every 2-4 weeks depending on the last results..
Hope it sorts its self out..
Katie. x |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Sounds stupid but drink guinnes its better than tablets really would that help ?? i will get some if it will help .. x"
Try dark leafy vegeg spinach or kale- liver is good too as it has lots of iron + vitamin A |
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"Lots of leafy veg, and lentils and fruit to help you Jo. xxx"
yes .. will have to look into whats high in Iron .. as not sure how i will get on with tablets.
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Apparently, the story goes that the Iron content of Spinach is highly overstated due to a researcher placing a decimal point in the wrong place.
And if Spinach is so great, why doesn't Olice Oyl get mentionned more often on the celebrity i'd like to fuck theads? |
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" I have been told today from doc i have low blood cell count 9 I think he said and normal is 12 /13 is that right ... I am working out what is a Normal level. Having to go on Iron tablets last time i was taking them when i had kids make me ill .."
Yes between 12-14 is normal. Mine went down to 6 and I had to have a blood transfusion over three days in April. Mine's down to my fibroids - I'm housebound three days every month. Will be getting an injection to bring on the menopause, so that will no longer be a problem.
I take three iron tablets a day - well I'm supposed to but sometimes they make me feel funny, so take at least one...until I feel faint - silly I know.
You can build your iron by eathing green leafy vegetables, offal, red meat etc...but I don't eat red meat. |
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"based on the iron content of 0.3 per pint and your results being 9 and you need 12...
means jo you'd have to have 10 pints a day
hahaha I doubt any Dr would be recommending that then
Im not a googler normally but was curious after cov lad suggested to drink it as a replacement for the tablets lol"
The NHS used to offer those little stumpy bottles of Guinness or Sweetheart Stout to hospital patients with certain types of illness. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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" I always know when mine is low "
Strange thing, I know when mine is low not by tiredness but I crave the smell of nail varnish and dry cleaning. I've been known to loiter outside the dry cleaners in the station just to get a whiff. I've gone into Superdrug and bought cheap nail varnish so I can sniff it.  |
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"based on the iron content of 0.3 per pint and your results being 9 and you need 12...
means jo you'd have to have 10 pints a day
hahaha I doubt any Dr would be recommending that then
Im not a googler normally but was curious after cov lad suggested to drink it as a replacement for the tablets lol"
Its an old fashioned rememdy. Women where recommended to drink a bottle of stout aday when pregnant |
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By (user no longer on site)
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slightly off tpoic but ive a severly underactive thyroid and im anaemic. the Doctors have stopped my iron tablets because the iron 'eats up' the thyroxine and it still results in me feeling tired. Its making me think about all the iron rich foods i eat.. maybe thats why my thyroid is so low |
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"slightly off tpoic but ive a severly underactive thyroid and im anaemic. the Doctors have stopped my iron tablets because the iron 'eats up' the thyroxine and it still results in me feeling tired. Its making me think about all the iron rich foods i eat.. maybe thats why my thyroid is so low "
Eating a good healthy sensible diet can do wonders for the body. Things i didnt even know would happen have happened since ive eaten well and lost weight.
Like i didnt know it would cure my hot flushes and i was talking to my nurse and mentioned that i hadnt had one for ages and she said that was the reason why.
Looked it up on the internet and low and behold its right |
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"yes guiness is rich in iron, but is an aquired taste. I hate the stuff unless its in a black russian with a guiness top"
My Neme iz Padov. and I a blauk ruussian.
(dyed hair blonde)xxx |
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"yes guiness is rich in iron, but is an aquired taste. I hate the stuff unless its in a black russian with a guiness top
My Neme iz Padov. and I a blauk ruussian.
(dyed hair blonde)xxx"
hahaha padster,, your ace |
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"yes guiness is rich in iron, but is an aquired taste. I hate the stuff unless its in a black russian with a guiness top
My Neme iz Padov. and I a blauk ruussian.
(dyed hair blonde)xxx
hahaha padster,, your ace"
mmm Padov and Knockersoffski xxxxx |
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When I trained as a nurse many moons ago, all the elderly patients got a glass of stout after lunch and dinner.
A good wholegrain, seeds and nuts diet with red meat and lots of green leafy veg should do the trick but the iron tablets are often needed to get the iron levels up before the diet becomes effective.
Iron tablets have side effects like every other medicine but its worth persevering if you do get prescribed them but mind your stools will be dark in colour and dont panic thats just the excess iron that your body cant process being eliminated.
Irn bru is of course fab but the diet one only has rust in it.  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"When I trained as a nurse many moons ago, all the elderly patients got a glass of stout after lunch and dinner.
A good wholegrain, seeds and nuts diet with red meat and lots of green leafy veg should do the trick but the iron tablets are often needed to get the iron levels up before the diet becomes effective.
Iron tablets have side effects like every other medicine but its worth persevering if you do get prescribed them but mind your stools will be dark in colour and dont panic thats just the excess iron that your body cant process being eliminated.
Irn bru is of course fab but the diet one only has rust in it. "
well i never have had stout but after reading it will help i am getting some later .... may now have two glasses a day , lol xx |
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By *umpkinMan
over a year ago
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"Sounds stupid but drink guinnes its better than tablets really would that help ?? i will get some if it will help .. x"
Yes, Guinness does contain iron but not enough to make a real difference. By all means have a glass or two if you fell like a tipple.
One thing to watch is that some people (like me have an intolerance to certain quantities of iron tablets. The symptons? Chest pains, difficulty in breathing and a night under observation in hospital! It`s irritation of the stomach putting pressure on the diaphragm! |
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It's a myth that guinness is rich in iron, it has relatively little iron content, but the alcohol it contains does affect how the body absorbs iron.
I am a renal patient an I have no kidney function and have erythropoietin (EPO) injections to help control my hemoglobin levels. EPO is a hormone produced by the kidneys used to regulate red cell production. I also have occasionally iron saccharate injections when the iron levels drop too low. Last year I had a spell where I was teetotal and my iron levels where poor requiring regular iron injections, I started having a couple of drinks a week and iron levels improved because I was able to absorb more iron from the foods I was eating. |
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