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Posted: April 11 2013 at 10:29pm | IP Logged Quote herdingkittens
Can anyone recommend a good iron supplement? Not looking for huge doses, but more than in a prenatal/daily vit. Something gentle on the system.   

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Posted: April 11 2013 at 11:55pm | IP Logged Quote JodieLyn
alfalfa is very good and reasonably cheap.

A better one would be floradix but it's more expensive and the alfalfa works well if you're not in desperate need.


Both are plant based and so avoid the digestive upsets of the typical iron supplements.

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Posted: April 13 2013 at 7:56pm | IP Logged Quote Mrs. A
My midwife suggested blackstrap molasses when I asked if there was any way to avoid the pill supplement. A tablespoon per day did it for me. I also heard that it's good to follow it with something that contains vitamin C to help the iron absorb better. I always chased my spoonful with a glass of oj.
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Posted: April 13 2013 at 9:38pm | IP Logged Quote pmeilaen
This herbal iron is supposed to be really good.

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Posted: April 15 2013 at 12:12pm | IP Logged Quote mommy4ever
I use Palafer-cf. I don't have any side effects from it, where most of the others cause cramping, consipation and didn't absorb well or at all. Palafer-cf has Folic acid and vitamin c, which helps with the absorption and it keeps the drs. happy with my iron levels. I get it from Costco, which was about $18 cheaper than the regular pharmacy. Go figure.

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I highly recommend Floradix. I forgot how good this stuff was until I started using it again recently and giving it to my older daughter. It's non constipating and yeast and gluten free.

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Posted: May 24 2013 at 12:40pm | IP Logged Quote herdingkittens
thank you SO much ladies!   

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MicheleQ wrote:
I highly recommend Floradix. I forgot how good this stuff was until I started using it again recently and giving it to my older daughter. It's non constipating and yeast and gluten free.


Bought a bottle. That stuff is GOOD. Almost too tasty. I look forward to my dose.      Thanks for the recommendation, Michelle.

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i love floradix, too!
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