Iron Benefits, Sources And Its Side Effects Questions

Hi lybrate-user, You can continue till the doctor has prescribed. To improve iron naturally, take foods rich in iron like rice flakes, soya bean, bajra, cow pea, greens, cauliflower leaves, dried sundakkai, mango powder, turmeric, cumin, dried dates etc. And non veg foods like chicken liver, red meat, etc. If you are a non vegetarian. Iron tablets taken for a long duration may cause constipation, dark colored stools, nausea, head ache etc. It is always better to manage it with good foods. Wishin...more

Hello, thanks for the query. From the details given it appears she has uncontrolled diabetes, subclinical hypothyroidism and iron deficiency anemia. She needs treatment for diabetes and anemia. Subclinical hypothyroidism does not need any treatment. It needs to be observed every 6 months. Diabetes treatment is for lifetime. Anemia needs about 6 months treatment with iron, B12 & folic acid supplement. Thanks.

Take a lot of Milk and milk products to increase Vit B12. If you are an egg eater then do include eggs in diet. To increase Haemoglobin, cook saag in iron kadhai. Add Pomegranate and Banana in diet. Also add one citrus fruit in diet to help make iron available to your body.

You Hb level is low you should manage your diet in such a way that you take more things that contain iron eg beet root, green veggies, carrot, pomegranate, and in medicine you take a homeopathic medicine Bio. Combination 1
from homeopath store
or you consult me for further treatment.

Following a high fibre moderate calorie balanced diet, with certain lifestyle modifications will rule out your borderline sugar levels, and for anemia you need to consume green leafy vegetables, dates syrup, anjeer, flaxseeds, and citrus foods too.

Hi, Take cap. Sanger 1cap twice a day. Consume lot of green vegetables like palace, methi, beetroot, drumsticks, ladies finger, potatoes, etc which are rich in iron and fruits like Apple, pomegranate, kiwi, cherry, dry dates, dry Grapes, orange, musambi, etc.

Hi,
Please follow these tips to overcome anaemia:
- Consume plenty of green leafy vegetables like spinach, methi, broccoli, beetroot, drumsticks, brinjal, carrot, tomatoes, etc.
- Consume fruits like apple, pomegranate, dry fruits like dry grapes, dates, fig, almonds, walnuts, pista, etc. as it contains lot of proteins and vitamins.
- Intake of citrus fruits like oranges, musambi helps to increase the absorption of iron as it contains vit.C.
- Take iron supplements like cap....more

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Hi dear You need to take iron rich food along with vitamin c for it's better absorption so take palak and beetroot juice before you take your breakfast and with breakfast don't take tea or coffee as it binds iron from the food with lunch and dinner consume lime water and eat Amla. Eat high protein foods such as pulse and eggs to gain muscle. Do exercise for 1 hour atleast. For vitamin D deficiency you need to expose yourself to sunlight for at least 45 minutes everyday from 10 am to 12 pm.

for increasing ferritin levels, include whole egg, chicken, fish, soyabean/nutrella/tofu, besan, rice flakes (chirwa), bajra, leafy vegetables (esp laal saag), raisins, dates, watermelon, posto, kala til in your diet along with citrus fruits, guava, sprouts, raw capsicum/ cabbage. avoid tea/ coffee with these foods.