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Ferrous Fumerate Side Effects

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gill30856
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Hi

I have been diagnosed with iron deficiency aneamia and am on Ferrous Fumerate 210mg tablets, once a day. I've been taking these for a while, in the morning, with orange juice, and not having tea until later in the morning. When I don't eat for hours afterwards, I am fine, but eating seems to give me an upset stomach. I've read that eggs are a problem, so stopped having eggs for breakfast, but it seems that even toast causes a problem, and it leaves me upset for a long time.

I've recently read that if taking iron tablets on an empty stomach is a problem, you can take them with a small amount of food, but I'm worried about the same upset being cause. So I was just wondering if anyone has had similar issues, and how you have solved them? Any foods in particular that don't seem to be a problem to take iron tablets with?

Thanks

Gill

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