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Do you think i would have to take an iron supplement or a multivitamin containing iron after i do a blood donation?

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Dr. Donald Alves answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

No.: Just eat a healthy diet with dark greens and/or red meat for a few days.

Answered 6/21/2014

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