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Ferrous gluconate

Ferrous gluconate

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Ferrous gluconate is a mineral which is a kind of nutritional agent (nutritional or metabolic agent).

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

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Iron deficiency anemia
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A 50-year old asked:

Can you tell me if i could take noristherone tablets at the same time as ferrous gluconate tablets?

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A 45-year old female asked:

What foods or beverages should I avoid while taking ferrous gluconate?

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A female asked:

Female 19 Ferrous Gluconate 306 mg, 1 tablet daily. Recently been taking 2 tablets bc i forget if i took it. Found out it can be fatal. What do i do?

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A 34-year old asked:

Ferrous sulfate or ferrous gluconate--which is better?

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A 44-year old asked:

What is the difference between ferrous sulfate and ferrous gluconate?

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A 72-year old male asked:

What is the difference between heme iron such as Proferrin, and the more commonly prescribed ones - ferrous gluconate, sulfate?

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A 30-year old female asked:

Is Carbonyl Iron same as Ferrous Gluconate Iron and Ferrous Sulfate? Dr prescribed me the last one, (for occasions) but heard the others are better?

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A female asked:

Do ferrous gluconate delay periods?

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A 36-year old asked:

Can you take 2 doeses of iron supplements (ferrous gluconate)?

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A 44-year old asked:

Do you know is weight loss a side effect of taking ferrous gluconate?

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A 28-year old female asked:

Can I take ferrous gluconate and my Humalog (insulin lispro) at the same time? If not, how long do I have to wait til I take my insulin?

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A 19-year old female asked:

Iron level was 45. Normal is 80-300. Anemic. On 300mg Ferrous Gluconate 3x daily. Is it considered safe to try Floradix liquid Iron extract instead?

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A 25-year old female asked:

If i want to take iron supplement, should I take ferrous sulfate or ferrous gluconate?

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A 44-year old female asked:

Would taking ferrous gluconate together with calcium ascorbate help the absorption of iron due to the c-vitamin or hinder it due to the calcium?

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A 19-year old female asked:

Anemic. 300mg ferrous gluconate a day not helping after 10 months. 80-300 normal ferritin lvl - mine was 45. can i increase iron supplement dose?

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A 43-year old female asked:

Can taking oral liquid ferrous gluconate cause further damage dangerously in irritated esophagus? It hurts badly just after taking it, but I need iron

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A 75-year old female asked:

How much ferrous gluconate equals 325 mg of ferrous sulfate. reason for question is am a peritoneal dialysis patient and they are saying feG not as g?

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A 41-year old asked:

If ferrous gluconate and ferrous fumarate make me short of breath should I try ferrous sulfate?

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A 33-year old asked:

Can taking ferrous gluconate (elemental iron) and fluticasone propionate (flovent hfa inhaler) simultaneously be harmful?

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A 52-year old female asked:

160mg of ferrous gluconate a day , 1 folic acid tablet a day and vitamin D ampoules to be taken over four consecutive days. Can I take together?

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A 44-year old female asked:

I am anemic and recent ferritin was <3.4 gp asked me to start ferrous gluconate and a multi-vitamin. Should i see a hematologist? I'm worried.

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A 72-year old male asked:

Have anemia, v low iron levels & no appetite especially 4 meats. Taking ferrous gluconate w/vit C - not working. Is liver extract a good alternative?

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A 40-year old female asked:

Among ferrous sulfate, gluconate and fumarate, is there any difference in absorbtion and tolerability?

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A 20-year old asked:

I'm 20 skinny and sort of good looking starting to feel ugly, pale face swollen eyes. Im having enough sleep and taking ferrous glocanate 300.?

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A 40-year old asked:

Elixir ferrous gluconate for pregnant woman?

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A 32-year old asked:

Yesterday I started on provera (medroxyprogesterone) and ferrous gluconate. Now I feel like I am pregnant, why?

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A 24-year old female asked:

Is there a difference between zinc oxide tablets and zinc gluconate?

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A 24-year old female asked:

Which form of zinc is better? Gluconate, picolinate, L-monomethionine zinc aspartate. Other?

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A 44-year old asked:

Does magnesium gluconate surpress your appetite?

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A 17-year old male asked:

What's the best form of zinc? Like oxide, gluconate etc...

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