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cause of ferrous sulfate allergy
A 36-year-old male asked:

Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered
49 years experience Pathology
See below: Allergy is aberrant immune response to any entity.
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A 33-year-old male asked:

Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
Feosol allergy: Feosol (ferrous sulfate) is supplement used to prevent or treat Iron deficiency. An allergy occurs when your body’s immune system creates antibodies t ... Read More
A 32-year-old female asked:

Dr. Ahmad Ibrahim answered
19 years experience Urgent Care
Get checked: If you are bleeding profusely this is likely why you need the iron supplement but the more important question is why and where are you bleeding?. Plea ... Read More
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Dr. David Stall answered
38 years experience Dentistry
Yes: Usually from liquid form of ferrous sulfate. To prevent this, dilute it in juice or water and use a straw.
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A 41-year-old member asked:

Dr. Eric Kaplan answered
42 years experience Colon and Rectal Surgery
The iron: Which is what ferrous sulfate is, reacts to make the stool black and can also contribute to constipation.
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Dr. Matt Wachsman answered
36 years experience Internal Medicine
Doubt it: frankly I suspect anemia is a more likely cause; there are several correlational studies to support this. Furthermore, it is easy to see how lower iro ... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:

Dr. Stephen Camacho answered
24 years experience Family Medicine
Iron supplements: Yes, iron supplements may cause dark stools, so will peptobismol.
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A 40-year-old female asked:

Dr. Bahman Omrani answered
17 years experience Pain Management
How do you feel?: Monitoring symptom improvement is more important than chasing numbers, especially if hemoglobin/hematocrit normal. If were ill during the 1st two test ... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:

Dr. Linda Callaghan answered
53 years experience Addiction Medicine
Not specifically.: Baclofen is a muscle relaxant, Nortriptyline is an antidepressant and Feosol (ferrous sulfate) is for anemia. I believe that your depression maybe cau ... Read More
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A 43-year-old female asked:

Dr. Victor Bonuel answered
38 years experience Internal Medicine
It could be a side: Effect of the iron pills or a sign of ear infection/ inflammation or from chronic exposure to noise etc.See an ENT if ur symptoms worsen. Take care! ... Read More
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