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I've been taking iron tablets for over a month now, but my stool is brown. should i stop taking the tablets?
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Get measurements: Make sure you are not taking iron to compensate for blood loss. We do not lose iron unless we are bleeding. So once we ruled-out blood loss, get your serum iron & ferritin levels measured because too much iron can cause oxidation, liver disease and heart disaese. You don't want to become overloaded with too much iron.
Answered 7/14/2012
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