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Old 01-04-2007, 01:23 AM
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Lightbulb this is a small dose..

so your daughter must not be very anemic.

The amount of iron in a typical 325mg ferrous sulfate is 27mg elemental.
And not all of this is absorbed either. Use of vitamin C with the iron increases absorption success.

So while 300 seems high, it is not "real". Most iron therapies use 3 tablets daily.

You will just have to wait and see..regarding effects. Each person is
different. And it takes TIME to build iron levels. It will not happen "over night".
Expect at least 2 months. If the diet is low in folic acid, there will be little improvement.

The most common side effects are constipation, or GI upset. But at one a day..this is less likely.
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