Iron
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| Iron |
30 tablets à 25 mg |
Tablet (not chewable) |
30 days |
ONLY US$ 6.95 |
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| Iron |
90 tablets à 25 mg |
Tablet (not chewable) |
90 days |
ONLY US$ 9.95 |
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Please note that our Iron is not chewable.
Therefore it is not recommended immediately after surgery,
if you have problems swallowing larger tablets. However,
after some time (on average after 3-4 weeks) you are able
to swallow these tablets.
Iron is an essential component of hemoglobin,
myoglobin and a co-factor of several essential enzymes.
Of the total iron in the body, 60 to 70% are stored in hemoglobin
(the red part of the red blood cells). Myoglobin is an iron-protein
complex in muscles that helps muscles to get extra energy
when the work hard. It promotes bone-marrow production of
hemoglobin, that carries oxygen to the body cells and forms
part of several enzymes and proteins in the body, prevents
and treats iron-deficiency anemia due to dietary iron deficiency
or other causes.
Iron deficiency has been recorded to occur in 33% to 50% of patients after a gastric bypass, with a greater incidence in menstruating women. The cause of iron deficiency is related to 1) reduced intake of organic iron (gastric bypass patients tend to reduce their intake of animal products) and 2) the bypassing of the acid environment of the stomach. Since the gastric bypass patient has almost no stomach acid and both their duodenum and upper jejunum are surgically bypassed, iron absorption is greatly impeded. Thus, development of iron deficiency anemia is likely to occur in all gastric bypass patients, especially in women who have concomitant menstrual blood loss.
Iron absorption decreases when taken with coffee, tea or red wine. The presence of calcium can also inhibit iron absorption. It is believed that calcium and iron compete for the limited absorptive capability present in the body. If both iron and calcium supplements are to be taken, they should not be taken within on hour of each other.
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