Just heard back around blood work that I had done yesterday because my hemoglobin count was low in blood work I had done the previous week. I have to start taking iron and vitamin B12 supplements. I hope my tummy can handle it. Maybe this is why I have been so tired. I will be retested in 3 months. I guess I need to eat more spinach. I rarely eat red meat. I need to do some research on what other foods have iron in them.

There are many.

http://www.redcrossblood.org/learn-a...ron-rich-foods

Funny I just replied to Fatigue post that B12 & Iron are a great start.
B12 does absolutely nothing to my stomach, Iron supps constipate unless it's "slow fe". Have spinich with the orals. I've tried that combo. Seemed to help strength.

No wonder you have been so tired.

Just a hint, take your iron supplement with some sort of vitamin C. It will help the iron "bind" to blood cells.

I don't take B12 supplements so I have no suggestion there as to whether or not it will upset your digestive system. I used to take it years ago and never had trouble, but that was before all my digestive issues started.

Spinach is a great superfood! I love it. Since I can no longer eat lettuce, spinach has been a good replacement. I also eat at for dinner, at breakfast in my eggs, or in sandwiches.

Fortified cereals have both iron and B12 as well as other vitamins and minerals in them. Check the labels on them when you go to the store.

Eggs are a good source of both as well. Combine them with spinach and you're doing great.

Hang in there and let us know how you are doing.

A spinach omelete ...yummmmm!!

B12 does not typically upset the GI tract. The amount in each tablet is quite minute. It is not even absorbed very well, so you should take it on an empty stomach, and choose the activated form called methylcobalamin or methylB12 for short.

Iron is a different thing altogether. Iron really should be supervised by a doctor. How long to take it, how much, etc. Taking iron when you don't need it, can lead to toxicity as it is stored in organs and over time poisons them. Iron is not well absorbed, and much remains in the GI tract and comes out in the stool. The body does not want to easily absorb it, because it of its potential toxicity. You should have bloods tests done to show when your anemia has improved enough to cut back on it finally.