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What are the side effects of iron pills? will they help make you loseweight?
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GI issues and no: The side effects are GI issues (nausea, constipation). They will not help one lose weight.
Answered 4/22/2016
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My sides are gruggling for s few says. I haven't really eating much, as I have this problem I am on iron pills 3x daily. What can cause this problem?
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Cut iron pill in half.take everynight.felt like got stuck.Gaggin,burnin,now swollen.next day still pain,swollen,one side hard in back of throat.scared?
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Iron pill cut half,take every night.last night felt stuck in throat,burned bad,gagging,now one side of throat is sore,hard,swollen.could this be pill?
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