This is my new favorite snack. So now my daily food intake consists of 2 rice cakes with peanut butter, a yogurt and a bag of Yogo Bits. You would think with as little as I eat a day I would lose weight. But nope, still have that extra 30 pounds hanging aroung. Hopefully once I start with these iron injections I’ll feel like eating again and still be able to lose this extra weight.
It’s been so hot here the last couple of days and we still have one more day of this muggy weather. It is even too hot for Simba. Usually when I get home from work and get Gary off to work we go outside and work in the yard or he plays while I sit in the swing with a good book. But the last couple of days he hangs around inside the house with me until later in the evenings and then we go out and water all the plants and sit around in the swing together.
This is my favorite time of the year, the warm summer evenings, watching the lightening bugs dance around at night while my cats rough house in the yard.
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My doctor is suggesting that I have Intravenous Iron Infusions done, she is setting me up an appointment with a hematologist/oncologist. She says that this procedure will build up my iron storage levels and help me from bottoming out so quick. She also promises me that it will make feel much better. But I haven’t been able to find out much about it and I would love to hear from any of you that has had this done.
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My doctor just called my iron levels are extremely low once again. I give up. They go up and they go down. He is putting me on a new supplement that I have to take 3 times a day. That will be interesting to see how well I remember to do that. Just when you think you are making headway and you find out that your not.
Iron deficiency anemia is very common with Celiac Disease. This is due to the small intestine not absorbing nutrition. Iron is essential for a healthy immune system and for energy production. Here are some tips for taking iron:
- Take Iron and Vitamin C together. The presence of vitamin C can increase iron’s absorption by as much as 30 percent.
- Avoid taking an antacid at the same time you take iron. Stomach acid is needed properly to absorb iron.
- Avoid using excessive amounts of zinc and vitamin E, which can interfere with iron absorption.
- Take vitamin A and B complex at the same time as iron. They are also needed for complete iron absorption.
Iron is also found in many foods, including eggs, meat, poultry, leafy green vegetables, and molasses.
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