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I'm severly iron deficient, but iron pills make me sick... what do i do?

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Change of pills/inje: Discuss with your doctor as he/she can either change your iron pills to a different brand or depending on how low your hemoglobin and ironlevel is, you may be a candidate for iron injections or in severe cases IV iron discuss what you can take to correct your iron deficiency.

Answered 6/10/2014

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